Ch 1 Prehistory Practice

Which of the following professionals is dedicated to the study of ancient peoples and artifacts?

• botanist

• lawyer

• archaeologist

• historian

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, Chile

• Clovis artifacts were found in South Carolina

Reorder the following in the order in which they occured

• Ice Age ends

• Beringia forms

• Migration to North America

• People leave artifacts in Clovis, New Mexico

For many years scholars believed the Clovis people to be ​ (a)  

• the first people in the Americas
• the first people to leave East Africa
• the first people to make arrowheads
• the first asians

What was the importance of the finding at Monte Verde, Chile?

• It caused disbelief among scientists and scholars.

• Others may have lived in the Americas before the Clovis people.

• The finding dated back to the Ice Age

• The artifacts did not come from the first Americans.

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

Domestication means to​ (a)  

• make tame
• make wild
• make ancient
• hunt

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 stone working and used polished rock tools.

• Humans developed new techniques 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