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PREHISTORY Unit 1 Vocabulary terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A piece of pottery is an example of an artifact

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Economy is:

a)

The type of money a civilization has

b)

How well the stock market is doing that year

c)

How money is made and used within a particular country

3.

The movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.

a)

Immigration

b)

Population growth

c)

Migration

d)

All of the above

4.

A record of past events is...

(a)  

5.

An archeologist studies

a)

the way the environment effects civilization

b)

Objects that people have left behind

c)

The animals that were part of the civilization

6.

Prehistoric means:

a)

Before written history

b)

Before the time of Christ

c)

Using inferences because there wasn't a written language

d)

After Christ's death and resurrection

7.

Civilization is:

a)

having elected leaders and a form of government

b)

A society that reaches an advanced stage of development and organization

c)

All of the above

8.

A social scientist that asks the question: Where did people live?

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Geographer

c)

Historian

9.

To assume or conclude based on evidence and reasoning

(a)  

10.

Artifacts are:

a)

Objects

b)

People

c)

Animals

d)

Rivers

11.

Historians study:

a)

events in history

b)

people in history

c)

current events

d)

historical landmarks

12.

Geography is a study:

a)

of people who have inhabited the earth

b)

of how people have moved across the globe

c)

of the earth

13.

Which one is NOT an artifact?

a)

A River

b)

A coin

c)

A shoe

d)

A wagon

14.

Singing the national anthem before a sporting event is an example of a ritual

a)

TRUE

b)

False

15.

Social Scientists infer that cave art was created:

a)

To show what animals they hunted

b)

to show religious ceremonies/rituals

c)

Because it was the only hobby they had

d)

All of these