First Texans Vocab Quiz

People who study the past are called _________________.

• Biologist

• Anthropologists

• Theologians

• Historians

Eras are defined as______________________________.

• a shorter time period of the past.

• a period of time before written record.

• a Taylor Swift Tour

• the entire timeline of the past.

___________________ is moving from place to place in search of food and resources.

• Hunter-Gatherer

• Dugout

• Nomad

• Sedantary

Define Domesticated:

• arranged in a system of rank or levels.

• tamed or trained to live with and be of use to humans.

• settled in one place, not moving.

• objects left behind by people of the past.

A building material made of sun-dried bricks of clay and straw is _______________.

• Adobe

• Wigwam

• Teepee

• Mitotes

Friends who support one another are called ______________.

• Enemies
• Strangers
• Competitors
• Allies

Artifacts are defined as _____________________________.

• a celebration to feast a major event-religious ceremony, victory in battle, plentiful food.

• a group of individuals studying the objects of the past.

• a period of time before written records.

• objects of the past left behind.

An anthropologist studies___________________.

• The universe
• Mathematical theories
• Human behavior and societies
• Chemical reactions

People who rely on hunting animals and gathering plants for their food are __________.

• Farmers
• Industrialists
• Hunters and Gatherers
• Miners

A matrilineal society is________________________.

• A society where lineage is traced through the father's line
• A society where lineage is traced through the mother's line
• A society where lineage is traced through the eldest child
• A society where lineage is traced through the youngest child