Prehistoric Times

Objects made in the past that social scientists use to help answer questions are called

• artifacts

• technologies

• sources

• pottery

Events on a timeline are arranged in

• reverse order

• chronological order

The time period when people learned to grow their own crops and raise animals is called

• Paleolithic Age

• Neolithic Age

A social scientist who studies the past by examining artifacts is called a(n)

• historian

• geographer

• archaeologist

What is it called when humans tame/train animals for their own use?

• domestication

• specialization

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• cave art

• magazine article

• textbook

• hunting

The Neolithic Revolution began with which discovery?

• farming

• copper tools

Which of the following would an archaeologist likely do?

• write articles

• examine artifacts

History began when

• people developed a system of writing

• the Nile River started to flood

• people learned to make copper

During the period of prehistory, people developed the ability to

• use fire

• make tools from steel

• write