6th Grade Chapter 1 Digging Up the Past

the period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language

• archaeology

• prehistory

• migrate

• glacier

to tame wild animals or cultivate plants for human use

• technology

• migrate

• climate

• domesticate

The first cave paintings were discovered in the country of

• France
• Italy
• Germany
• China

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, China

• Clovis artifacts were found in South Carolina

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

People who hunted animals and gathered plants for their food.

• Hunter-gather

• Artifacts

• Archaeologists

• Hominid

The map shows the migration routes of early humans. What made it possible for them to move from Asia to North America?

• They constructed large ships to sail across at #1. 
• They crossed the land bridge at #1. 
• They swam the short distance at #1. 
• They built a bridge out of wood at #1.

Which of the following does NOT describe the Stone Age?

• humans relied on pebble or stone tools

• humans made tools and weapons out of bone and wood

• humans developed new techniques in stoneworking & used polished rock tools

• humans developed new technologies in metalworking

Which animals did early humans domesticate?

• those that met the people's needs

• those that were cash crops

• those that made good pets

• those that lived in the New Stone Age