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Archaeology: The Telltale Art

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A team of archaeologists finally found the body of British monarch Richard III over 500 years later. Where did they find it?

a)

under a parking lot

b)

under a Buddhist temple in Pakistan

c)

in the desert

d)

washed ashore on the beach

2.

The largest Buddhist monument ever built was discovered and is named

a)

Borobudur

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Petra

d)

Sutton Hoo

3.

A parking lot in the English city of Leicester is now a protect monument because

a)

the body of Richard III was found underneath it

b)

it is also a church

c)

a miracle happened on it

d)

it is the oldest parking lot known to man

4.

In 2022, a 2000-year-old Buddhist temple was found in which country?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Afghanistan

c)

United States

d)

Thailand

5.

What was unearthed in 2022 in Pakistan's Gandhara region?

a)

An ancient Buddhist temple

b)

The body of Richard III

c)

The fossil of the oldest T. rex ever found

d)

The kingdom of a famous Pakistani monarch

6.

Researchers believe they know the fastest man in history because they analyzed the discovery of ancient

a)

footprints

b)

shoes

c)

stopwatches

d)

world records

7.

Why do researchers believe they have evidence of the fastest human being?

a)

old footprints were discovered and the distance between showed that the human was fast

b)

ancient scrolls documented the fastest speed

c)

cave art showed how fast humans traveled

d)

Greek documents showed the fastest people in the Olympics

8.

How was the Roman city of Pompeii frozen in time?

a)

It was cryogenically frozen.

b)

It was covered and kept in place after a volcanic eruption.

c)

An extreme blizzard froze the whole city.

d)

Unusual climate change caused the city to experience the world's coldest temperature.

9.

Which is NOT a major archaeological discovery?

a)

Lucy

b)

Sue

c)

Dead Sea Scrolls

d)

Dodo

10.

If someone wanted help translating hieroglyphics, they would MOST LIKELY use

a)

The Rosetta Stone

b)

The Dead Sea Scrolls

c)

Terracotta Army

d)

Paleoart

11.

The Old Testament was found in the

a)

Dead Sea Scrolls

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

oldest parking lot of England

d)

Terracotta Army

12.

If you wanted to see the Terracotta Army, you would go to

a)

A museum in England

b)

A tourist attraction in China

c)

A virtual reality portal

d)

A battlefield in Europe

13.

A fossil found in Ethiopia shown to be a direct ancestor of human beings is named

a)

Lucy

b)

Sue

c)

Charlie Brown

d)

Dolly

14.

The fossil of the largest T. rex specimen ever discovered is named

a)

Lucy

b)

Sue

c)

Wendy

d)

Jane

15.

Machu Picchu is the name of

a)

ancient Inca ruins

b)

the oldest human fossil

c)

the Pakistani city where a Buddhist temple was found

d)

the parking lot where Richard III's body was found

16.

Which is NOT the name of famous city ruins that were an archaeology discovery?

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Petra

c)

Borobudur

d)

Rosetta Stone

17.

A very famous purse lid was discovered at which English location?

a)

Sutton Hoo

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Petra

d)

Borobudur

18.

Someone who is digging up remains is doing the act of

a)

excavation

b)

remote sensing

c)

carbon dating

d)

dendrochronlogy

19.

Remote sensing allows scientists and researchers to find items underground by

a)

scanning the Earth with a satellite

b)

digging up the ground with a robot

c)

sensing metal with a drone

d)

vibrating dirt with a remote crontrol

20.

Which is not a correct pairing of a study and the subject of its study?

a)

Zooarchaeology and animal remains

b)

Archaebotany and plant remains

c)

Dendrochronology and tree rings

d)

Pseudoarchaelogy and aliens