Root Word List: History Content / Early Man

What is the meaning of the root word 'Paleo-'?

• New or recent

• Ancient or old

• Stone

• Related to farming

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which of the following words might fit the definition:

"a memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure"

• Domesticate

• Neogargantuan

• Megalith

• Agriform

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

___ is the study of ancient life through fossils.

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

• Paleontology

• Lithography

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does the root 'agric-' relate to?

• A) Ancient life

• B) Farming

• C) Home

• D) Stone

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which term is used for a printing method using a stone or metal plate?

• A) Monolith

• B) Lithography

• C) Neolithic

• D) Domicile

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does 'dom-' in 'domestic' relate to?

• Farming

• New

• Home

• Stone

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Fill in the blank: The _______ era is another term for the "new stone age"

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

• Mesolithic

Which of the following words is related to the study of ancient life through fossils?

• A) Archaeology

• B) Paleontology

• C) Anthropology

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Fill in the blank: The root "-lith-" in "lithography" means writing with _______.

• Paper

• Stone

• Ink

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does the Neolithic era signify in terms of human development?

• The beginning of tool use

• The start of farming

• The invention of writing