lesson 1 The Distant Past

The remains, or an impression, of a living organism from the past

• fossil
• artifact
• document

Who are scientists who study the physical materials of Earth (such as soil and rocks)

• geologists

• paleontologists

• biochemists

What is an object made by a human being?

• clue

• prehistory

• artifact

What kind of scientists find and study artifacts to learn more about the past?

• anthropologists

• archaeologists

• geologists

What is a hardened remain or imprint of a living thing that lived long ago?

• fossil

• secondary source

What do we call the time period before humans invented writing?

• prewriting

• prehistory

• modern history

Where do most scientists believe human life began?

• North America

• Africa

• Europe

Objects found in deeper soil are usually:

• younger

• older

Early Humans were __________________. This is how they got their food

• Traders

• Hunters and Gatherers

The Stone Age got its name because

• Used pretty rocks for money

• Rocky Fields

• Stone Tools