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Pearson The Distant Past

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Study of humankind in all aspects especially development and culture.

a)

Zoology

b)

Anthropology

c)

Microbiology

d)

Paleolithic

2.

Scientist who studies human life in the past by examining things people left behind.

a)

Psychologist

b)

Biologist

c)

Ophthalmologist

d)

Archaeologist

3.

Time before written history.

a)

Prehistory

b)

Submarine

c)

Historic

d)

Archaeology

4.

Preserved remains of humans, plants, or animals.

a)

Cave drawing

b)

Dinosaur

c)

Fossil

d)

Artifact

5.

Scientist who studies the physical materials of the Earth itself, such as soil, rocks, and mountains.

a)

Chemist

b)

Geologist

c)

Anthropologist

d)

Climatologist

6.

Object made by a human being.

a)

Gatherer

b)

Hunter

c)

Fossil

d)

Artifact

7.

Person who gets food from hunting animals and gathering fruits, berries, nuts, and vegetables from wild plants.

a)

Farmer

b)

Hunter-gatherer

c)

Rancher

d)

Archaeologist

8.

Beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular nation or a group of people.

a)

Anthropology

b)

Education

c)

Religion

d)

Culture

9.

Information used to prove something.

a)

Evidence

b)

Law

c)

Arts and crafts

d)

Motive

10.

To decide as a result of thinking or reasoning

a)

Think

b)

Reason

c)

Conclude

d)

Agree

11.

What word part means study of...

a)

-ology

b)

-ment

c)

paleo-

d)

-lithic

12.

What word part means before?

a)

paleo-

b)

post-

c)

sub-

d)

pre-

13.

What word part means stone or rock?

a)

-lithic

b)

paleo-

c)

neo-

d)

anti-

14.

Describe Early Man's homes.

a)

There really isn't a home because they had to move a lot to follow their food.

b)

They all lived in caves.

c)

They all lived in trees, or made homes of sticks or bones.

d)

They built their homes with rock and mud.

15.

Why do scientists use the term Stone Age?

a)

Because there are a lot of stone statues from a long time ago.

b)

Because there was no writing, and they used stone to draw pictures.

c)

Because Early Man lived in caves.

d)

Because they crafted tools out of stone and bone.

16.

Which term means Old Stone Age?

a)

Monolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Lithosphere