S.S. Chapter 1 Test

Which of the following professionals is dedicated to the study of ancient peoples and artifacts?

• librarian

• lawyer

• archaeologist

• historian

How do archaeologists draw conclusions about prehistoric peoples?

• by studying their writings

• by discussing their theories

• by studying the landscape

• by analyzing artifacts

Which of the following took place during the Ice Age?

• Clovis artifacts were found in New Mexico.

• The people of Clovis used hand-made tools.

• Artifacts were found near Monte Verde, Chile.

• Clovis artifacts were found in South

  Carolina.

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of events?

• domesticated crops, social division within a community, production of surplus food

• domesticated crops, production of surplus food, social division within a community

• social division within a community, production of surplus food, domesticated crops

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 of the following marked the beginning of the New Stone Age?

• social divisions within a community

• domestication of animals

• the widespread use of polished rock tools

• domestication of crops

What was the importance of the finding at Monte Verde, Chile?

• Archaeologists were happy to find artifacts.

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

• The finding dated back to the Ice Age.

• The artifacts did not come from the first

  Americans.

What does domestication mean?

• to make tame

• to make wild

• to make ancient

• hunt

_______________ is the study of the relationship between physical features, climate, and people.

• archaeology

• geography

• technology

• domestication

Which animals did early humans domesticate?

• those that met people’s needs (transportation, food, etc.)

• those that were only the color brown

• those that made good pets

• those that lived in the New Stone Age