Unit 1 Ancient History

Pick the two invisible lines that divide the earth at 0 degrees latitude.

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Northern Hemisphere

The period of time before people began to write is called:

• history

• archaeology

• prehistory

• ancient

Objects found by archaeologists that are made by ancient humans are called:

• clues

• writing

• records

• artifacts

Other evidence, like bones and remains, that are studied by scientists are called _______ and can also include preserved footprints.

Scientists use the evidence they find to develop accepted explanations or ________, about life and the distant past.

• theories

• stories

• comparisons

• discoveries

The earliest human species is called a:

• homo erectus

• humanoid

• hominid

• paleontology

The Paleolithic era or ___ _____ ___ ended about 10,000 years ago.

• New Stone Age

• The Period Era

• The Human Era

• Old Stone Age

A common place for humans to live was near:

Three types of ancient human technology are:

• swords

  knives

  helmets

• spears

  needles

  bow and arrow

• phones

  keyboards

  lights

• saddles

  whips

  spurs

Hominids, australopithecines, homo sapiens, and homo erectus are all part of the existence of _____ ____