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Early Hunters & Gatherers

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The long period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language.

(a)  

2.

1.6 million years ago to about 10,000 years ago… huge ice sheets covered great stretches of land.

(a)  

3.

To move from one place to another.

(a)  

4.

The study of the remains of past cultures through the study of artifacts.

a)

archaeology

b)

archaeologist

c)

artifacts

5.

A professional who is dedicated to the study of ancient peoples and artifacts.

a)

archaeology

b)

archaeologist

c)

artifacts

6.

Objects made by people long ago.

a)

archaeology

b)

archaeologist

c)

artifacts

7.

When did the New Stone Age begin and end?

a)

2 million B.C. to 8000 B.C.

b)

8000 B.C. - 3000 B.C.

c)

1964 A.D. - 2021 A.D.

8.

Huge sheets of ice.

(a)  

9.

City in New Mexico where artifacts believed to be from the first people in the Americas was found.

a)

Topper Site

b)

Monte Verde

c)

Clovis

10.

The archaeological site in Chile, South America, where artifacts were discovered dating to 12,500 years old.

a)

Topper Site

b)

Monte Verde

c)

Clovis

11.

Archaeological site in South Carolina. Artifacts found there called into question the findings in Clovis.

a)

Topper Site

b)

Monte Verde

c)

Clovis

12.

A vast area of land that served as a “land bridge”.

(a)  

13.

Which event happened first?

a)

People migrate from Asia to North America.

b)

Pre-Clovis artifacts are found in Monte Verde, Chile.

c)

Ice Age begins.

d)

Clovis points are found in New Mexico.

14.

Which event happened second?

a)

People migrate from Asia to North America.

b)

Pre-Clovis artifacts are found in Monte Verde, Chile.

c)

Ice Age begins.

d)

Clovis points are found in New Mexico.

15.

Which event happened third?

a)

People migrate from Asia to North America.

b)

Pre-Clovis artifacts are found in Monte Verde, Chile.

c)

Ice Age begins.

d)

Clovis points are found in New Mexico.

16.

Which event happened fourth?

a)

People migrate from Asia to North America.

b)

Pre-Clovis artifacts are found in Monte Verde, Chile.

c)

Ice Age begins.

d)

Clovis points are found in New Mexico.

17.

Cave in Patagonia, South America. Hundreds of handprints and animal figures were found, that date back to 9,000 years ago.

a)

Lascaux, France

b)

Cave of the Hands

c)

Altamira, Spain

d)

Chauvet, France

18.

Location in southern France, where cave art from about 17,000 years ago was discovered.

a)

Lascaux, France

b)

Cave of the Hands

c)

Altamira, Spain

d)

Chauvet, France

19.

Similar cave paintings to those found in Lascaux found on a ceiling in Spain.

a)

Lascaux, France

b)

Cave of the Hands

c)

Altamira, Spain

d)

Chauvet, France

20.

A Cave in southern France, where paintings were found from about 32,000 years ago

a)

Lascaux, France

b)

Cave of the Hands

c)

Altamira, Spain

d)

Chauvet, France

21.

The way in which individuals and groups react with their environment, including their technology, customs, beliefs, and art.

a)

culture

b)

anthropology

c)

geography

d)

diverse

22.

The study of how people have developed and live in cultural groups

a)

culture

b)

anthropology

c)

geography

d)

diverse

23.

The study of the relationship between physical features, climate, and people.

(a)  

24.

Many different

(a)  

25.

Which three choices represent the age that is the last stage of the Stone Age, and what practices began.

a)

Bronze

b)

Neolithic

c)

agriculture

d)

cattle raising

e)

car manufacturing

26.

A Stone Age village in Northern Scotland, discovered in the 1800s.

a)

Skara Brae

b)

West Islip

c)

Clovis

d)

Monte Verde

e)

Lascaux

27.

Period of time when humans relied primarily on stone.

(a)  

28.

Lasted from 3.5 million years ago to 10,000 years ago.

(a)  

29.

Lasted from roughly 10,000 years ago until about 5,000 years ago.

(a)  

30.

The way in which humans produce the items they need.

(a)  

31.

To tame an animal

(a)  

32.

To gather

(a)  

33.

Where archaeologists dig up artifacts.

a)

Mr. Lavery's backyard

b)

excavation site

c)

social division

d)

surplus

34.

The raising of crops and animals.

a)

agriculture

b)

excavation site

c)

social division

d)

surplus

35.

An extra supply of something.

a)

agriculture

b)

excavation site

c)

social division

d)

surplus

36.

Allowed for people to do a certain kind of work.

a)

agriculture

b)

excavation site

c)

social division

d)

surplus

37.

The weather pattern in an area over an extended period of time.

(a)  

38.

A method of estimating the age of something after it has died.

(a)  

39.

How did farming crops and raising animals change how people lived?

a)

Surplus of food

b)

opened supermarkets

c)

Staying in one location

d)

Social divisions

e)

Had to migrate more

40.

4. What artifacts tell us the most about prehistoric cultures?

(a)