The First Humans

The term B.C.E. stands for (a)  

• Before Christ
• After Death
• Before Common Era
• Common Era

The term A.D. stands for (a)  

• After Death
• Anno Domini
• Before Christ
• After Christ

Which is an example of an artifact? (a)  

• Food Scraps
• Lucy
• an arrowhead
• a bone buried deep in the ground

Which of these dates was the longest ago? (a)  

• 2000 A.D.
• 2000 B.C.
• 1990 B.C.E
• 2010 B.C.

Which of these dates is the most recent? (a)  

• 1652 B.C.E.
• C.E. 1560
• A.D. 1200
• 1200 B.C.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact? (a)  

• clay pot
• animal bones
• stone spear
• arrow head

What is the job of an Archaeologist?

• to study past cultures, human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts
• To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs
• To find cool stuff underground
• To study the relationship between geography and fossils 

A scientist who studies the origin, culture, and values of different people is a/an (a)  

• anthropologist
• botanist
• culturist
• ornithologist

What is an artifact?

• An imprint of a plant from long ago
• The remains of a person from long ago
• A food prepared or eaten by humans
• An object made or used by humans 

A community's cultural and historical background, passed down in spoken stories and songs. (a)  

• stratigraphy
• oral tradition
• biography
• secondary source