Early Man Quiz #1

What does B.C. stand for?

• Before Christ
• Before Christmas
• British Columbia, Canada
• Before the Common Era

What is a fossil (def)?

• Something really old.
• The remains of a once living organism.
• A type of purse.
• A man-made object.

What is an artifact?

• Something old and smelly
• The remains of a once living thing.
• An object made by humans.
• Something made only by artists.

What does A.D. stand for?

• Anno Domini
• Anno Dominoes
• After Death
• Available Doors

What is cultural dating?

• Using information about a culture to date an artifact.
• Using radio carbon dating to date a fossil.
• It's a type of dendrochronology.
• When two people go out to dinner and to the movies.

What does an archaeologist study?

• Anything about the past (fossils, ruins, artifacts, etc).
• Humans and their culture.
• Only dinosaur fossils.
• Only plant fossils.

Who found the skeleton named Lucy?

• Louis Leakey
• Raymond Dart
• Donald Johanson
• Thomas Jefferson

Where have Australopithecus fossils been found?

• Only in Africa
• In Africa, Asia, and Australia.
• In Europe.
• In Antarctica

What does B.C.E. stand for?

• Before Christ's Era
• Before the Christmas Event
• Before the Common Era
• Before Christian Event

What main trait made Australopithecines different from chimps?

• Their skulls were much larger; they were the size of a cantaloupe.
• They walked upright.
• They used their strong arms to swing from trees.
• The had tiny jawbones.