Vocabulary Quiz on Early Human Societies

What is the term for a person who moves from place to place?

• Archaeologist

• Nomad

• Hunter-Gatherer

• Shaman

Who studies the physical remains of the past?

• Hunter-Gatherer

• Shaman

• Archaeologist

• Middlemen

What is an artifact?

• A person who moves from place to place

• A scientist who studies the physical remains of the past

• Any object made by humans such as tools, pottery, bones, and shells

• A portable home made of tanned bison hides

Who lives by hunting and gathering food rather than growing it?

• Nomad

• Hunter-Gatherer

• Shaman

• Middlemen

What is the application of scientific discoveries to practical use called?

• Technology

• Agriculture

• Adobe

• Confederacy

What term means 'nearby and ready to use'?

• Distinct

• Available

• Status

• Site

Who is believed to have the power to summon spirits and heal the sick?

• Shaman

• Middlemen

• Nomad

• Hunter-Gatherer

What term refers to a place or location?

• Site

• Status

• Adobe

• Tepee

What is a union of different groups called?

• Confederacy

• Matrilineal

• Patrilineal

• Kinship

What term refers to a group that traces its kinship through the mother's line?

• Patrilineal

• Matrilineal

• Confederacy

• Kinship