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Archaeology

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an expert who studies the past by examining objects

a)

historian

b)

archaeologist

c)

geolographer

2.

An object made or used by people in the past

(a)  

3.

Environment includes all of the physical surroundings in a place, including land, water, animals, plants, and ??

(a)  

4.

an important part or characteristic of something

a)

environment

b)

artifact

c)

feature

5.

an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features

a)

historian

b)

geographer

c)

archaeologist

6.

an expert who studies and records the past

a)

historian

b)

geographer

c)

archaeologist

7.

before written history

a)

prehistoric

b)

A.D.

c)

Mrs. Shoemaker's birthdate

8.

relating to a ceremony, such as a religious ceremony

a)

feature

b)

archaeological dig

c)

written document

d)

ritual

9.

Based on how people got their food

a)

food gatherer

b)

Stone

c)

Iron

d)

Bronze

10.

Time periods based on materials people used

a)

Stone Age, Bronze Age, Ice Age

b)

Stone Age, Bronze Age, Golden Age

c)

Stone Age, Iron Age, Bronze Age

11.

Which of these would an historian most likely do?

a)

read a map

b)

read a journal

c)

dig up an artifact

12.

Why is it so challenging to study prehistoric history?

a)

there are no written records

b)

there is too much evidence to study

c)

people disagreed in their journals

13.

The Rosetta Stone was an important discovery because it helped ??.

a)

people make permanent settlements.

b)

teach people to read

c)

decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs

14.

The Fertile Crescent was an excellent place to settle because ??

a)

there were wild animals to hunt.

b)

there was rich soil for farming.

c)

there was gold to be mined.

15.

The domestication of animals and the growing of crops is...

a)

weeding

b)

agriculture

c)

researching

16.

How did dividing up the work help communities thrive?

a)

Everyone farmed.

b)

New skills were learned

c)

People worked alone

17.

Neolithic people traveled and traded so that they could ??

a)

gain resources they needed

b)

gain resources they wanted

c)

fight with other communities

d)

sightsee across the desert

18.

The Iceman was an important discovery because he taught scientists how people lived (a)   years ago.