WorksheetsTopic 1: Studying the Past
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a hardened remain or imprint of a living thing that lived long ago?
bone
artifact
fossil
secondary source
Who are scientists who study the physical materials of Earth (such as soil and rocks)
geologists
anthropologists
paleontologists
biochemists
What is an object made by a human being?
clue
prehistory
fossil
artifact
What kind of scientists find and study artifacts to learn more about the past?
anthropologists
archaeologists
geologists
What do we call the time period before humans invented writing?
ancient history
prewriting
prehistory
modern history
Where do most scientists believe human life began?
Asia
North America
Africa
Europe
Objects found in deeper soil are usually:
younger
older
To excavate means to:
sift
uncover
study
dance
The study of how human beings behave, how they act together, where they came from and what makes one group of people different from another
artifact
hunter-gatherer
anthropology
culture
Beliefs, customs, and practices of a particular group of people or a nation
evidence
culture
artifact
archaeologist
A person that lives by hunting animals or gathering fruits, berries, and other plants
caveman
hunter-gatherer
geologist
anthropologist
Archaeologists use this test to determine how old organic artifacts are.
X-ray tests
Radiocarbon Dating
Immunizations
Blood Tests
In 1974, archaeologist Donald Johanson found pieces of a 3-million-year-old, 4-foot-tall hominid skeleton he called ...
Suzy
Mary
Lucy
Nancy
