Stone Age Chapter Test

What is a fossil?

• the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic processes
• fossils can be preserved in rock, amber, asphalt, or ice
• any naturally preserved evidence of animal activity
• fossil of an organism that lived during a relatively short period of time

_______________ are people who dig up artifacts and other things from earlier time periods.

• Homo Sapiens
• Paleolithic Age 
• Anthropologists 
• Archeologists 

 People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive are _______________.

• Anthropologists 
• Archeologists 
• Hunter-gathers
• Hominids

_________________ are people who study artifacts and try to decipher their use and importance.

• Anthropologists 
• Archeologists
• Prehistory 
• Homo sapiens 

_________________ is when people learn a specific job such as toolmaker or potter.  

•  Archeologists 
• Anthropologist 
• Specialization
• Homo Sapien

 Historians call the time before there was writing ____________________.

• Specialization 
• Prehistory
• Paleolithic Age
• Anthropologists 

The first part of the Stone Age is known as the  _________________.

• Paleolithic Age
• Homo Sapiens
• Prehistory 
• Hominids

WHO studies the past and how it influences the world we live in?

• Economist

• Historian

• Political Scientist

Ancient cave paintings discovered in France would be an example of what type of historical source?

• fossilized remains
• historical data
• primary sources
• secondary sources

The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-

• masteredfire.
• developed agriculture.
• migrated fromAfrica.
• organized governments