WorksheetsSS Chapter 1 - Digging up the Past
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of these happened during the Ice Age?
People started to farm
Clovis artifacts were found
Clovis people started making handmade tools
Artifacts were found in South America
How do archaeologists learn about ancient people?
by studying their writings
by studying the sky
by watching YouTube
by analyzing their artifacts
What's the correct order?
Beringia is uncovered, migration to North America, Ice Age ends
Ice Age ends, Beringia forms, migration to North America
Migration to North America, Ice Age ends, Beringia forms.
Beringia is uncovered, Ice Age ends, migration to North America
Which marks the beginning of the New Stone Age?
Social divisions
Domestication of plants
The use of polished rock tools
Domestication of animals
Who studies ancient people and their artifacts?
historian
biologist
archaeologist
geographer
Who did scientists believe the Clovis people were for many years?
The first people to leave Africa
The first people to make arrowheads
The first people in Asia
The first Americans
What does it mean to domesticate plants and animals?
To make them wild
To make them ancient
To hunt them
To tame them
Customs, beliefs, and technology are all part of culture.
True
False
What did surplus food lead to during the Stone Age?
Domestication of crops
Social divisions in the community
Use of polished rock tools
People running out of food more quickly
Which animals did early humans domesticate?
Those they could sell for money
Those that met people's needs
Those that made good pets
Those that lived in the New Stone Age
What did cultures rely on for survival and development?
Instructions from their elders
Prayers to the crop gods
Available resources
Mild climate
What do archaeologists consider old tools, jewelry, and weapons that they find?
Technology
Artifacts
Things that only rich people had
Nice to find, but nothing special
How did the Beringia land bridge form?
Ancient people built a bridge
It was made of ice
Water levels were lower during the Ice Age so land was exposed
People built a mountain of land to cross
What was the period of time called before writing and written language was formed?
Beringia
History
Prehistory
Ice Age
Climate, landforms, and natural resources are all part of a culture's development
True
False
What is it called when people harvest more crops than they need?
Surplus
Technology
Agriculture
Social Division
What are nomads?
Animals used for farming
People who domesticated plants and animals
The first people to settle in an area
People who migrate from place to place
Because of extra supplies, Stone Age villages were able to start dividing up work which formed
Social divisions
Technology
Excavation sites
Agriculture
What could a domesticated animal provide? Check all that apply.
Wool
Milk
A cute pet to cuddle
Coffee
Which two things contributed to the lifestyle change from hunter/gatherer to farmer?
grocery stores
surplus
religion
social division
When did early humans make greater improvements in technology?
The Ice Age
The Old Stone Age
The New Stone Age
The annual harvest
More progress in technology
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Both
Rough stone tools
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Both
Used animal hide for clothing and shelter
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Both
Only hunter/gatherer lifestyle
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Both
Farming, domestication of plants and animals, and settlements began during this time
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Both
Used stone, wood, and bone for tools
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Both
What could cause groups living in different regions to develop differently? Check all that apply.
Chocolate - yes please!
Types of resources available to them
Climate
Location, like if they live by an ocean (Take me to a beach anytime!)
Polished stone tools
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Both
Much longer period of time, little progress was made.
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Both
