QUIZ PREHISTORY

 Q1. Which of the following was NOT a lifestyle during prehistoric times?

a. hunting/gathering
b. nomadic
c. industrial
d. scavenging

 Q2. Archaeology means:

a. the study of ancient people and their culture

b. the study of the human brain
c. the study of the past
d. the study of social interactions

 Q3. Radiocarbon Dating tells scientists:

a. how big something is

b. how old something is
c. how to dig
d. where to dig

 Q4. Which of the following groups were known for burying their dead with various items?

a. Neanderthals
b. Homo Nomadic
c. Homo Habilis
d. Cro-Magnons

 Q5. Which prehistoric gender were most responsible for gathering fruits, nuts and seeds?

a. males
b. females

 Q6. Which prehistoric gender were most responsible for hunting animals for food?

a. males
b. female

 Q7. Which of the following words is Latin for “made with skill?”

a. archaeology
b. carbon
c. artifact
d. museum

 Q8. Which continent do historians believe all human beings originate from

a. Antarctica
b. Australia
c. Asia
d. Africa
 Q9. The Stone Age was three periods including the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and ___________
period.

a. Neolithic
b. Mesolithic
c. Paleolithic

 Q10. Most prehistoric people were nomadic meaning they built permanent houses to live in.

a. True
b. False

 Q11. What was the most important discovery in human history?

a. ice
b. water
c. stone
d. fire

 Q12. Which of the following would be an ideal tool for hunting?

a. an awl (a small pointed tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather)
b. bow and arrows
c. stones

 Q13. Cartographers, people who draw maps, use lines of the longitude and latitude to
determine

a. absolute location
b. relative location
c. place
d. region

 Q14. Development of agriculture allowed prehistoric humans to settle down and grow crops
for food.

a. True
b. False

 Q15. What is prehistory?

a. period of history when hieroglyphics were used

b. period of history when cuneiform was used
c. period of history before written language was invented