WorksheetsEarly Hunters & Gatherers
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 31mins
The long period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language.
(a)
1.6 million years ago to about 10,000 years ago… huge ice sheets covered great stretches of land.
(a)
To move from one place to another.
(a)
The study of the remains of past cultures through the study of artifacts.
archaeology
archaeologist
artifacts
A professional who is dedicated to the study of ancient peoples and artifacts.
archaeology
archaeologist
artifacts
Objects made by people long ago.
archaeology
archaeologist
artifacts
When did the New Stone Age begin and end?
2 million B.C. to 8000 B.C.
8000 B.C. - 3000 B.C.
1964 A.D. - 2021 A.D.
Huge sheets of ice.
(a)
City in New Mexico where artifacts believed to be from the first people in the Americas was found.
Topper Site
Monte Verde
Clovis
The archaeological site in Chile, South America, where artifacts were discovered dating to 12,500 years old.
Topper Site
Monte Verde
Clovis
Archaeological site in South Carolina. Artifacts found there called into question the findings in Clovis.
Topper Site
Monte Verde
Clovis
A vast area of land that served as a “land bridge”.
(a)
Which event happened first?
People migrate from Asia to North America.
Pre-Clovis artifacts are found in Monte Verde, Chile.
Ice Age begins.
Clovis points are found in New Mexico.
Which event happened second?
People migrate from Asia to North America.
Pre-Clovis artifacts are found in Monte Verde, Chile.
Ice Age begins.
Clovis points are found in New Mexico.
Which event happened third?
People migrate from Asia to North America.
Pre-Clovis artifacts are found in Monte Verde, Chile.
Ice Age begins.
Clovis points are found in New Mexico.
Which event happened fourth?
People migrate from Asia to North America.
Pre-Clovis artifacts are found in Monte Verde, Chile.
Ice Age begins.
Clovis points are found in New Mexico.
Cave in Patagonia, South America. Hundreds of handprints and animal figures were found, that date back to 9,000 years ago.
Lascaux, France
Cave of the Hands
Altamira, Spain
Chauvet, France
Location in southern France, where cave art from about 17,000 years ago was discovered.
Lascaux, France
Cave of the Hands
Altamira, Spain
Chauvet, France
Similar cave paintings to those found in Lascaux found on a ceiling in Spain.
Lascaux, France
Cave of the Hands
Altamira, Spain
Chauvet, France
A Cave in southern France, where paintings were found from about 32,000 years ago
Lascaux, France
Cave of the Hands
Altamira, Spain
Chauvet, France
The way in which individuals and groups react with their environment, including their technology, customs, beliefs, and art.
culture
anthropology
geography
diverse
The study of how people have developed and live in cultural groups
culture
anthropology
geography
diverse
The study of the relationship between physical features, climate, and people.
(a)
Many different
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Which three choices represent the age that is the last stage of the Stone Age, and what practices began.
Bronze
Neolithic
agriculture
cattle raising
car manufacturing
A Stone Age village in Northern Scotland, discovered in the 1800s.
Skara Brae
West Islip
Clovis
Monte Verde
Lascaux
Period of time when humans relied primarily on stone.
(a)
Lasted from 3.5 million years ago to 10,000 years ago.
(a)
Lasted from roughly 10,000 years ago until about 5,000 years ago.
(a)
The way in which humans produce the items they need.
(a)
To tame an animal
(a)
To gather
(a)
Where archaeologists dig up artifacts.
Mr. Lavery's backyard
excavation site
social division
surplus
The raising of crops and animals.
agriculture
excavation site
social division
surplus
An extra supply of something.
agriculture
excavation site
social division
surplus
Allowed for people to do a certain kind of work.
agriculture
excavation site
social division
surplus
The weather pattern in an area over an extended period of time.
(a)
A method of estimating the age of something after it has died.
(a)
How did farming crops and raising animals change how people lived?
Surplus of food
opened supermarkets
Staying in one location
Social divisions
Had to migrate more
4. What artifacts tell us the most about prehistoric cultures?
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