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WorksheetsArchaeology Pre-test
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Archaeology?
a)
The study of dinosaur bones
b)
The study of artifacts
c)
Playing adventure video games
d)
The study of old rocks
2.
What are artifacts?
a)
Art Museums
b)
Rocks
c)
None of these
d)
Bones
3.
Archaeology is important because it helps us understand our ______.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
d)
dreams
4.
What is this called?
a)
Aliens
b)
Stone Alignment
c)
Stonehenge
d)
Vedas
5.
What is the job of an Archaeologist?
a)
to study past cultures, human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts
b)
To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs
c)
To find cool stuff underground
d)
To study the relationship between geography and fossils
6.
What are two examples of artifacts?
a)
fossil and tool
b)
art and fossil
c)
art and tool
d)
weapon and fossil
7.
Which of these items would be considered an artifact?
a)
arrowhead
b)
petrified wood
c)
wooly mammoth tooth
d)
dinosaur bone
8.
Which of the following would be considered a fossil?
a)
decayed plant remains
b)
clay pots
c)
scrolls
d)
arrowhead
9.
Relatives who lived in the past.
a)
ancestors
b)
archaeologist
c)
descendant
d)
architect
10.
Scientist who study the remains of past human life.
a)
ancestors
b)
archaeologist
c)
descendant
d)
architect
11.
Where was the Maya civilization located?
a)
Arabian Peninsula
b)
Southern Mexico/Central America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
12.
One of the Mayan's accomplishment was
a)
the development of two calendars.
b)
created the compass.
c)
made advances in medicine.
d)
building water systems and aquaducts.
13.
There are no Mayans left in the world.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Where did the Inca live?
a)
Peru
b)
Canada
c)
Sioux Falls
d)
New Mexico
15.
The Incans were the first to grow
_______________ as a crop.
_______________ as a crop.
a)
corn
b)
beans
c)
potatoes
d)
carrots
16.
_______ is the way of life of people, including their beliefs, customs, and practices.
a)
Culture
b)
Customs
c)
Beliefs
d)
Social Classes
17.
________ are customs beliefs, opinions, and stories passed from one generation to another.
a)
Traditions
b)
Customs
c)
Institution
d)
Initiations
18.
An area where archaeologist dig things up from the past is called
a)
site
b)
wash
c)
hole
d)
laboratory
19.
What country is Stonehenge located?
a)
Canada
b)
Mexico
c)
Egypt
d)
England
20.
Archaeologists study the materials left by prehistoric peoples and their cultures.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
21.
A scientist who studies the origin, culture, and values of different people is a/an
a)
anthropologist
b)
botanist
c)
culturist
d)
ornithologist
22.
The people in Ancient Egypt used this technology to water their fields.
a)
Excavation
b)
Irrigation
c)
Exclamation
d)
Fire
23.
What is a Pharaoh?
a)
slave
b)
commoner
c)
noble
d)
God and king
24.
An early form of paper is ____________________.
a)
papyrus
b)
cardboard
c)
writing
d)
needless
25.
A type of picture writing is called ________________.
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
papyrus
c)
alphabet
d)
cuneiform
26.
The Egyptians were known for architecture called ________________________.
a)
Statues
b)
Homes
c)
Pyramids
d)
Cubes
27.
What is this tool?
a)
trowel
b)
shovel
c)
pick
d)
screen
28.
A screen is used in archaeology to do what?
a)
to measure artifacts
b)
sift through dirt to find artifacts
c)
to remove dirt from ground
d)
to excavate
29.
What is an artifact?
a)
An imprint of a plant from long ago
b)
The remains of a person from long ago
c)
A food prepared or eaten by humans
d)
An object made or used by humans
30.
An ancient garbage heap
a)
midden
b)
find
c)
site
d)
artifact
31.
An area where archaeologist dig things up from the past is called
a)
site
b)
wash
c)
hole
d)
laboratory
32.
These statues, located on Easter Island/ Rapi Nui are called Moai. What are they?
a)
Artifacts
b)
Ruins
c)
Fossils
d)
Midden
33.
What is left of this building is located in Rome. What is it considered in archaeological terms?
a)
Artifact
b)
Fossil
c)
Ruin
d)
Museum
34.
What test would be the best way to analyze the date of a fossil or artifact?
a)
Carbon Ray test
b)
Artifact testing
c)
Archaeological dating
d)
Carbon Dating
35.
Archaeology is important because it helps us understand our ______.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
d)
dreams
36.
The method of determining how old something is by keeping track of the layers of soil in which they are found is called.
a)
carbon-14 dating
b)
stratigraphy
c)
midden
d)
finds
37.
A radioactive isotope of carbon used to date the age of fossils, artifacts, and other objects.
a)
carbon-14
b)
midden
c)
stratigraphy
d)
site
38.
Archaeologists study these five things to in order to make theories about the people or artifacts they are studying.
a)
communication, culture, community, religion, bones
b)
religion, bones, churches, media, communication
c)
language, bones, artifacts, community, culture
d)
community, media, culture, religion, language
e)
culture, community, communication, religion, traditions
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