Studying the Distant Past Section 1 Quiz

What is a hardened remain or imprint of a living thing that lived long ago?

• bone

• artifact

• fossil

• secondary source

Who are scientists who study the physical materials of Earth (such as soil and rocks)

• geologists

• anthropologists

• paleontologists

• biochemists

What is an object made by a human being?

• clue

• prehistory

• fossil

• artifact

What kind of scientists find and study artifacts to learn more about the past?

• anthropologists

• archaeologists

• geologists

What do we call the time period before humans invented writing?

• ancient history

• prewriting

• prehistory

• modern history

What do anthropologists study?

• cats

• rocks

• dinosaurs

• humankind

Which name below is NOT a name of an early human skeleton found by archaeologists?

• Lucy

• Ardi

• Big Brain Boy

• Handy Man

What do archaeologists use to determine where artifacts are found?

• buckets

• shovels

• grids

• brushes

What are the most common artifacts found at dig sites?

• coins

• iPhones

• toys

• pottery pieces

Where do most scientists believe human life began?

• Asia

• North America

• Africa

• Europe