What is the study of how human beings behave, how they act together, where they came from, and what makes one group of people different from another?
Origins of Civilization Vocabulary

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Social Studies
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6th Grade
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DANIELLE CRAWFORD
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sociology
Psychology
Anthropology
Biology
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the term for a person who studies human life in the past by examining the things that people left behind?
Biologist
Geologist
Archaeologist
Historian
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term "prehistory" refer to?
The time after written records
The time before written records
The time during the invention of writing
The time of ancient civilizations
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a fossil?
A type of rock
Hardened remains or imprints of things that existed long ago
A type of plant
A type of animal
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fossils are remains of which types of life?
Only animal life
Only plant life
Both plant and animal life
Only marine life
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do geologists study?
The physical materials of Earth itself
The stars and planets
The behavior of animals
The human body
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of the word 'artifact'?
A) A natural object found in the environment
B) Anything made and used by humans
C) A type of ancient writing
D) A rare gemstone
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