Lesson 1 and 2 Vocabulary Review

What is the term for 'the time before written records'?

• Prehistoric

• Medieval

• Modern

• Renaissance

Who is an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features?

• Geographer

• Biologist

• Historian

• Economist

Who is a scientist who studies prehistoric people by analyzing artifacts, inscriptions, remains and monuments from the past?

• Archaeologist

• Geologist

• Biologist

• Astronomer

What is an object made and used by humans called?

• Artifact

• Fossil

• Mineral

• Galaxy

What is a form of communication used during a time of no spoken language, used to tell stories, pass along information, or track animals, and provided us with valuable information about how people lived long ago?

• Cave Paintings

• Hieroglyphics

• Written Letters

• Television

Who is a scientist who studies human culture and values past and present?

• Anthropologist

• Geologist

• Biologist

• Astronomer

Who focuses on studying fossils?

• Paleontologist

• Botanist

• Geologist

• Astronomer

What are the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago called?

• Fossil

• Mineral

• Crystal

• Sediment

Who is an expert who studies and records the past - documents (diaries, letters, etc.)?

• Historian

• Geologist

• Biologist

• Astronomer

Which term is defined as: 'An early ancestor of humans that developed in Africa & moved around the world'?

• Hominin

• Neanderthal

• Australopithecus

• Homo erectus