Chapter 4 Quiz (Prehistoric Eras of Texas)

Name and Last name

1. What is an object made by humans that tell us something about the past?

• nomad
• artifact
• reservation
• atlatl

2. The time before written history is called?

• prehistoric
• paleo-indian era
• B.C.
• archaic era

3. The prehistoric Era where natives began using the land for farming and invented the bow and arrow is the--

• Archaic Era
• Paleo-Indian Era
• Late pre historic Era

4. A person who moves from place to place with no permanent home is known as a --

• historian
• artifact
• nomad
• hunter and gatherer

5. Mariachis, birthday parties, Jewish bar mitzvahs are examples of ...

• culture
• artifacts
• religious celebrations

6.The pre historic era where natives lived as nomads and used spears to hunt mammoth is called the --

• Archaic Era
• B.C.
• Late Prehistoric Era
• Paleo-Indian Era

7. If the Presidents of the United States and Colombia sign a contract between their 2 countries, this document is called a

• reservation
• treaty
• artifact
• constitution

8.What is a major difference between the Archaic Era and the Late Prehistoric Era?

• Natives went from using farming in the Archaic Era to using hunting and gathering in the Late Prehistoric Era
• Natives went from hunting mammoth in the Archaic Era to hunting buffalo and deer in the Late Prehistoric Era
• Natives went from using the atlatl in the Archaic Era to the bow and arrow in the Late Prehistoric Era
• Natives went from the A.D. time period in the Archaic Era to the B.C. time period in the Late Prehistoric Era

9.The term A.D. stands for --

• Anno Domini
• In The Year Of Our Lord
• after death
• both A and B