Prehistory Study Guide

Archaeologists are known for their study of:

• ancientwritten records.
• the physical remains of a civilization
• linguisticrelationships.
• various typesof primates.

The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-

• masteredfire.
• developed agriculture.
• migrated fromAfrica.
• organized governments

People who follow herds of animals and have no permanent homes are called ____________.

• nomads 
• fishermen 
• merchants 
• domestication

The name for the New Stone Age

• Paleolithic Age
• Mesolithic Age
• Neolithic Age
• Information Age

What was the distinguishing feature of the Homo Erectus?

• They could walk upright
• They lived until about 1.5 million years ago
• Person who thinks
• All of the above

An object made and used by people of the past

• Midden
• Radiocarbon dating
• Artifact
• Site

The name for the Old Stone Age

• Neolithic
• Space Age
• Paleolithic
• Mesolithic

Which of the following is NOT true about hunters and gatherers?

• They moved in order to hunt their prey.
• They were nomadic.
• They had pigs, sheep, and goats on their farms.
• They had temporary shelters.

Complex society with cities, organized government and a system of writing.

• cuneiform
• civilization
• technology
• city-state

What test performed by archaeologists was used to analyze fossils and artifacts?

• Domestification
• Fossilizing
• carbon dating
• Endopretodosis