Digging in the Past

Professionals who study ancient people and artifacts

• historians

• archaeologists

• geologists

• geographers

How do archaeologists draw conclusions about prehistoric people?

• by studying their written records

• by discussing their theories

• by studying the landscapes

• by analyzing artifacts

Which took place during the Ice Age?

• Clovis artifacts were found in New Mexico

• The people of Clovis used handmade tools

• Artifacts were found near Monte Verde, Chile

• Clovis artifacts were found in South Carolina

Which is the correct sequence?

• Beringia forms; migration to N. America; people leave artifacts in Clovis; Ice Age ends.

• Migration to N. America; people leave artifacts in Clovis; Beringia forms; Ice Age ends.

• Ice Age ends; Beringia forms; migration to N. America; people leave artifacts in Clovis.

• People leave artifacts in Clovis; Beringia forms; Ice Age ends; migration to N. America.

For many years, who did scholars believe the Clovis people to be?

• the first people to leave East Africa

• the first people to make arrowheads

• the first people in the Americas

• the first Asians

Which marked the beginning of the New Stone Age?

• social divisions within a community

• domestication of animals

• domestication of crops

• the widespread use of polished rock tools

What was the importance of finding artifacts in Monte Verde, Chile?

• It caused disbelief among scholars and scientists.

• Others may have lived in the Americas before the Clovis people.

• The findings date back to the Ice Age.

• The artifacts did not come from the first Americans.

What does domesticate mean?

• make wild

• make tame

• make ancient

• hunt

Which does NOT describe the Stone Age?

• Humans relied on stone or pebble tools.

• Humans made tools out of bone and wood.

• Humans developed new techniques in stone working and used polished rock tools.

• Humans developed new techniques in metalworking.

Which animals did early humans domesticate?

• those that met the people's basic needs

• those that were cash crops

• those that made good pets

• those that lived in the New Stone Age