Test Ch1. Prehistory and Early Humans

Prehistory: ________

• the times before written records

• the period after the invention of writing

• the era of modern technology

• the era of industrialization

Humans did not invent writing until approximately how many years ago?

• 2,000 years ago

• 5,000 years ago

• 10,000 years ago

• 500 years ago

Scholars believe that modern humans first appeared between ________ and ________ years ago.

• 200,000 to 300,000

• 10,000 to 20,000

• 500,000 to 600,000

• 1,000,000 to 2,000,000

Who are the people who study human beings and their development, including human culture and human behavior?

• Geologists

• Anthropologists

• Linguists

• Geographers

Who are the people that study the past based on what previous people left behind?

• Archaeologists

• Geneticists

• Geographers

• Linguists

Who are the people who study the history of the Earth, including its physical materials such as rocks, minerals, and soil?

• Geologists

• Anthropologists

• Linguists

• Geneticists

Who are the people that study genes and DNA to understand relationships between people over time?

• Linguists

• Geneticists

• Geographers

• Archaeologists

Who are the people who study language and its construction?

• Geographers

• Linguists

• Anthropologists

• Geologists

What are fossils? Fossils are the remains or impressions of things that were once _______.

• alive

• plastic

• painted

• imaginary

What are artifacts? Artifacts are objects made and used by _______.

• humans

• animals

• plants

• robots