Early Man Vocabulary Quiz

What term is used to describe the period before written records?

• Neolithic Era

• Prehistory

• Society

• Environment

Which word refers to the natural world surrounding us?

• Ancestor

• Society

• Environment

• Prehistory

What is the term for a person from whom one is descended?

• Ancestor

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Neolithic Era

• Paleolithic Era

Which era is known as the Old Stone Age?

• Neolithic Era

• Paleolithic Era

• Prehistory

• Society

What is the term for the New Stone Age?

• Paleolithic Era

• Neolithic Era

• Prehistory

• Environment

Who were the people that lived by hunting animals and gathering plants?

• Ancestors

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Society

• Neolithic Era

Which term refers to the study of human history through excavation of sites and analysis of artifacts?

• Anthropology

• Archaeology

• Sociology

• Paleontology

What is the term for the period when humans first started using tools?

• Neolithic Era

• Paleolithic Era

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

Which term describes the way of life of a group of people?

• Culture

• Environment

• Society

• Prehistory

What is the term for the early period of human history when stone tools were used?

• Neolithic Era

• Paleolithic Era

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age