Early Humans Unit Test

Objects made in the past that social scientists use to help answer questions are called __________________.

• artifacts

• sources

• technologies

• pottery

Events on a timeline are arranged in __________________ order.

• historical

• neat

• reverse

• random

• chronological

A second-hand account of an event or time period in history; created based on research and not experience:

• artifact

• technology

• primary source

• secondary source

A time when people learned to grow their own crops and raise animals.

• Bronze Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Neolithic Age

• Old Stone Age

A social scientist who studies the past by examining artifacts:

• sociologist

• historian

• geographer

• archaeologist

What type of source is an image of ancient handprints on a cave wall?

• primary source

• textbook

• encyclopedia

• secondary source

Who are people that move from place to place in search of food and shelter?

• nomads

• archaeologists

• geographers

• specialists

Which type of social scientist studies the written records of the past?

• geographer

• historian

• archaeologist

• sociologist

The oldest known time, when simple stone tools were commonly used by humans:

• prehistory

• Paleolithic Age

• history

• Neolithic Age

The time before writing was invented:

• prehistory

• Bronze Age

• history

• Neolithic Age