Early Peoples/Types of Historians

What are the periods of prehistory ?

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

• Ceolithic

Early humans can be described as...

• Hunters & Gatherers

• Nomadic

• People who lived in caves/pit houses

• Anti-social

• Using tools and creating art forms though paintings

Farming settlements developed along what resource?

• Grassy Plains

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

• River valleys

The Neolithic age ended with the introduction of what metal?

• Iron

• Tin

• Copper

• Bronze

• Steel

What is a primary source?

• Anything created at the time of the event by someone who was a part of the event.

• Anything created at the time of the event by someone who witnessed, or, that was part of the event.

• Anything created at the time of the event by someone who witnessed it.

• None of the above

What is a secondary source?

• Something that was created later by someone who did experience it firsthand.

• Something that was created during the time of the event.

• Something that was created later by someone who did not participate or experience it firsthand.

• None of the above

What are paleontologists?

• Historians that study history by looking at what people left behind

• Historians that study human culture and societies

• Historians that study prehistoric times

• Historians that study language and future trends

What is an archaeologist?

• Historians that study history by looking at what people left behind.

• Historians that study human culture and societies

• Historians that study prehistoric times

• Historians that study language and future trends.

What is an anthropologist?

• Historians that study language and future trends.

• Historians that study history by looking at what people left behind.

• Historians that study human culture and societies

• Historians that study prehistoric times

What type of evidence is used for paleontologists?

• All of the above

• Culture

• Artifacts

• Fossils