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WorksheetsChapter 1 Section 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
How is a fossil different from an artifact?
A fossil is the remains of a long-ago organism, while an artifact is a human-made object.
A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a human made object.
A fossil is a written record, while an artifact is the remains of a long-ago organism.
A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a written record.
Which of the following is a characteristic of the culture of some early homo sapiens?
They were able to run long distances.
The built complex cities.
They buried their dead.
They lived during the Paleolithic Age.
Why did East Africans start migrating to the Sahara around 100,000 years ago?
They needed more farmland.
An Ice Age had begun in East Africa.
The Sahara had turned into an oasis.
They wanted to move closer to the ocean.
How did the Ice Age make migration to the Americas possible?
It increased the amount of food in North America.
It allowed people to travel in boats from Asia to North America.
It encouraged people to leave the desert conditions in Asia.
It created a land bridge between Siberia and North America.
The paintings in the Lascaux Cave contain mostly images of what?
Grasslands that were growing in areas that are now desert.
Handprints, which are most likely those of teenage boys.
Events in the daily lives of aborigines.
Animals, some of which are now extinct.
What does megafauna mean?
Small animals.
Large animals.
Small plants.
Large plants.
What is a land bridge?
A strip of land connecting two land masses.
A bridge over a road.
A bridge over a section of land.
A bridge made out of wood.
What is an oasis?
A desert.
A fertile place with water in the jungle.
A fertile place with water in the desert.
A jungle.
Where was the Lascaux Cave?
Germany.
United States.
France.
Canada.
What type of scientist searches for fossils and artifacts?
Anthropologist.
Rocket Scientist.
Archaeologist.
Chemist.
