Paleolithic Humans – Lessons 9 & 10 Test

The lifespan of the ____ extends from 5.8 million years ago to the present.

• hominins

• ape aliens from the planet of ApeTron

• paleolithic

Hominins survived changes in their environment by being ____.

• adaptable

• Africa

• ancient

Hominins are ____ and their early ancestors.

• fossils

• space nuggets

• humans

____ are social scientists who study how people lived in an earlier time.

• animals

• apes

• archaeologists

An ___ is an object made by human beings which often refers to a primitive tool or other relic from an earlier period.

• artifact

• constituted

• culture

A dig site is a place where an ___ dig is going on.

• ancient

• suspicious

• archaeological

____ are the remains or an impression of a plant or animal that existed in the past geological age.

• Fossils

• Timex

• swatch

_____ is the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization.

• Culture

• Society

• artifact

Archaeologists use artifacts to learn about ____ people and cultures.

• ancient

• Future

• Make-believe

Later hominins learned to make tools, find shelter, and control fire. These _____ helped them to survive harsh environments and move to new locations.

• adaptations

• Fossils

• Foibles