Distant Past Exit Ticket

Where was a human-like skull found in 1960?

• Kenya
• East Africa

• Ethiopia
• Tanzania

What does Homo habilis mean?

• handy man
• intelligent human
• skilled worker
• ancient human

How old were the Homo habilis fossils that Mary and Louis Leakey discovered?

• 1.7 million years old

• 500,000 years old
• 10,000 years old
• 3 million years old

What are some examples of fossil remains?

• Some examples of fossil remains include bones, teeth, shells, and imprints of plants or animals.
• Fossil remains include feathers and fur.
• Fossil remains include rocks and minerals.
• Fossil remains include artifacts and tools.

What do all fossils have in common?

• Artificially created replicas of ancient organisms
• Minerals that have formed in the shape of an organism
• Organisms that are still alive today
• They come from living things that existed long ago.

Which phrase defines the time called prehistory?

• before computers

• before the year 0

• before written records

• before the year 2000

Which describes a way that early hunter-gathers got food?

• They used chickens to lay eggs

• They used tools to kill animals.

• They grew crops on farms.

• They grew seeds and nuts.

What is an artifact?

• an imprint of a plant from long ago

• the remains of a person from long ago

• a food prepared or eaten by humans

• an object made or used by humans

What are geologists able to tell archaeologists about fossils?

• the beliefs of early people

• how early people live

• how old they are

• what they were used for

What does an archaeologist study?

• how people act when they are together

• the things that people in the past left behind

• what happens if certain chemicals are combined

• why people need certain foods to survive