Topic 1 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for preserved remains of ancient human, animal, or plant?

• Artifact

• Fossil

• Nomad

• Culture

Who is a person that lives by hunting animals and gathering plants?

• Nomad

• Hunter-gatherer

• Farmer

• Specialist

What do you call an object made by a human being?

• Hunter-gatherer

• Domesticate

• Artifact

• Surplus

What is a complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living called?

• Agriculture

• Specialization

• Revolution

• Civilization

What term describes a person who moves from place to place without a permanent home?

• Nomad

• Domesticate

• Economy

• Culture

What does it mean to domesticate?

• To move from place to place

• To change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans

• To concentrate on a limited number of goods or activities

• To have extra resources

What term describes the beliefs, customs, practices, and behavior of a particular nation or group of people?

• Culture

• Economy

• Specialization

• Nomad

What is the act of concentrating on and becoming an expert in a particular subject or skill called?

• Specialization

• Domestication

• Agriculture

• Revolution

What is the system by which a country’s people make a living called?

• Culture

• Economy

• Civilization

• Surplus

What is the term for farming?

• Surplus

• Agriculture

• Economy

• Culture