Lesson 1 and 2 Quiz Study Guide

Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?

• make maps

• examine objects

• read old newspapers

• study Earth's features

People who study the past are most like...

• artists.

• builders.

• detectives.

• teachers.

Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?

• a cave

• a road

• a spear

• a volcano

What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists build wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?

• Many trees grew in the area.

• The ancient planks are still there.

• Pictures of the scaffolding have been found.

• Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor.

If ancient paintings were found in a cave, which of these questions would be the hardest to answer?

• Why did people paint in caves?

• What type of paint did people use?

• What did people paint pictures of?

• What did people use for paintbrushes?

Homo habilis (Handy Man) is known for being...

• the biped.

• the toolmaker.

• the language user.

• the cave painter.

Homo erectus was the first hominin to use...

• fire.

• hands.

• fish hooks.

• stone tools.

At Neanderthal sites, evidence from burial mounds, showing signs that people cared for the sick and injured, has led scientists to believe that Neanderthals had...

• creative minds.

• a complex religion.

• a desire to make art.

• a sense of community.

Who made cave paintings, carvings, and musical instruments?

• Homo erectus

• Homo sapiens

• Homo habilis

• Homo neanderthalensis

What does the word paleo mean?

• bone

• ancient

• historian

• skeleton