Chapter 1-1 Review

study of humankind in all aspects

• anthropology

• archaeology

• prehistory

• fossil

an object made by a human being

• fossil

• prehistory

• artifact

• bones

the time period before humans invented writing

• anthropology

• archaeologist

• prehistory

• fossil

scientists who study the physical materials of Earth (such as soil and rocks)

• prehistory

• geologist

• fossil

• archaeologist

hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago

• anthropology

• archaeologist

• prehistory

• fossil

someone who finds and studies objects (artifacts) to learn more about the past

• anthropology

• archaeologist

• prehistory

• fossil

It is believed humankind began on which continent?

• Asia

• Europe

• Australia

• Africa

The oldest known fossilized skull found is nearly how old?

• 100,000 years old

• 7 million years old

• 1 million years old

• 500,000 years old