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Archaeology Test Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does an archaeologist do?

a)

They infer about the past by looking at the present

b)

They look at artifacts to learn about the past.

c)

They look at peoples garbage to see what they like to eat.

d)

They dig things up and sell them on ebay.

2.

What is an artifact?

a)

An artifact is a piece of art that ancient people drew.

b)

An artifact is a fact about art.

c)

An artifact is someone who learns about the past.

d)

An artifact is something archaeologist look at to learn about the past.

3.

True or False: Most of the artifacts archaeologist find are buried by floods, winds, or on purpose.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: Scientists can figure out the age of something with static-carbon engineering.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Archaeologists are usually able to find only a small percentage of the artifacts that were originally there.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or false: Christopher Columbus founded America.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: The first Americans were from Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The first Americans were...

a)

Hunters

b)

Hunters and gatherers

c)

Gatherers

d)

Traveling salesman

9.

True or False: The first Americans crossed a land bridge called Beringia.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: The land bridge is no longer there because it was a glacier that had melted, so the area is now called the Bering Strait.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The first Americans moved through two giant ________ to get to America.

a)

Underground tunnels

b)

ice bergs

c)

time zones

d)

glaciers

12.

The oldest settlement in America was found in...

a)

Columbus, Ohio

b)

Clovis, New Mexico

c)

New York, New York

d)

Montreal, Canada

13.

Push Factor

a)

Something that drives someone away from a place

b)

Something that attracts someone to a place

14.

Pull Factor

a)

Something that drives someone away from a place

b)

Something that attracts someone to a place

15.

Do all people have the same perspective? (think about the abstract art we looked at)

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

No clue