Prehistory

The purpose of cave paintings was to:

• Decorate caves

• Communicate with others

• Record history

• All of the above.

Who studies language and its construction?

• Geologists

• Linguists

• Archaeologists

• Geographers

What are fossils?

• Objects made by humans

• Remains or imprints of things that were once alive

• Modern tools

• Ancient writings

Artifacts are objects made and used by ____.

• Animals

• Aliens

• Humans

• Plants

Which of the following is an example of a fossil?

• A clay pot

• A dinosaur bone

• A modern sculpture

• A piece of wood

Which of the following is an example of an artifact? A) A rock B) A fossilized leaf C) A stone tool D) A cloud.

• A rock

• A fossilized leaf

• A stone tool

• A cloud

Which of the following periods is known for the invention and use of stone tools?

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

• Stone Age

• Modern Age

What is the time period of the Neolithic Era?

• 16,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE

• 10,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE

• 8,000 BCE to 4,000 BCE

• 4,000 BCE to 1 CE

Early humans migrated from Asia to North America using land that was revealed due to ____. A) volcanic eruptions B) glaciers trapping water C) earthquakes D) heavy rainfall.

• volcanic eruptions

• glaciers trapping water

• earthquakes

• heavy rainfall

Most scientists believe that the first hominids lived in _____________________, as the oldest human fossils have been discovered there.

• Asia

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Africa