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Chapter 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which scientist studies ancient people and their artifacts?

a)

biologist

b)

geologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

chemist

2.

Archaeologists draw conclusions about prehistoric people by

a)

studying their writing

b)

discussing their theories

c)

analyzing artifacts

d)

analyzing landscapes

3.

For centuries, scholars believed the Clovis people were

a)

the first people in East Africa

b)

the first people in the Americas

c)

the first people to live as villagers

d)

the first people to make arrowheads

4.

During the Ice Age

a)

Clovis artifacts were found in New Mexico

b)

Artifacts were found near Monte Verde, Chile

c)

Clovis artifacts were found in South Carolina

d)

Clovis people were using hand made tools

5.

Which is the correct sequence of events?

a)

Beringia forms; migration starts to North America; people leave artifacts in Clovis,New Mexico; Ice Age ends.

b)

migration to North America; people leave artifacts in Clovis, New Mexico; Ice Age ends; Beringia forms.

c)

people leave artifacts in Clovis, New Mexico; Ice Age ends; Beringia forms; migration to North America.

d)

Ice Age ends; Beringia forms; migration to North America; people leave artifacts in Clovis, New Mexico.

6.

Which are characteristics of the Old Stone Age?

a)

bone, stone, wood and rock tools

b)

widespread use of polished rock tools

c)

new techniques in metalworking

d)

agriculture and domestication

7.

Domesticate means

a)

make tame

b)

make wild

c)

make ancient

d)

hunt

8.

Early humans domesticated animals

a)

that were a good cash source

b)

that were good pets

c)

that met their needs

d)

that lived in the New Stone Age

9.

Plant and animal domestication affected community life because

a)

people did not need to use tools

b)

people did not need to farm

c)

people had more food

d)

people had less food

10.

A surplus of food during the Stone Age led to

a)

domestication of crops

b)

social divisions in communities

c)

use of polished rock tools

d)

domestication of animals

11.

Culture is a way of life that does NOT include

a)

technology

b)

customs

c)

archaeology

d)

beliefs

12.

Physical features affect the development of culture which do NOT include

a)

resources

b)

technology

c)

landforms

d)

climate

13.

Nomadic people

a)

travel from place to place

b)

raise crops

c)

domesticate animals

d)

have social divisions in their communities

14.

Diverse means

a)

the same

b)

different

c)

equal

d)

tame

15.

Beringia, the land bridge, connected which two continents?

a)

Asia and Europe

b)

Europe and Africa

c)

Asia and North America

d)

North America and South America

16.

Agriculture means

a)

taming wild animals for human use

b)

cultivating the land

c)

sharing jobs and interests

d)

trading

17.

Early people migrated across continents. Migrate means

a)

moved

b)

farmed

c)

traded

d)

communicated

18.

An artifact

a)

is a scientific discovery

b)

an object made by people long ago

c)

is a fossil

d)

is an extinct species

19.

Which scientific test allowed us to know how old the Ice Man was when we found him in 1991?

a)

an MRI

b)

carbon dating

c)

an x-ray

d)

a cat scan

20.

Where do archaeologists usually find, analyze and draw conclusions about artifacts?

a)

a museum

b)

history books

c)

excavation sites

d)

a university