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Digging Up the Past : Lesson 1 Early Gatherers and Hunters

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class

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Prehistory

The age of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals.

The period before written records.

The time of the first written language.

The era of ancient civilizations.

What is archaeology?

Archaeology is the study of ancient languages and scripts.

Archaeology is the study of human history and prehistory through excavation and analysis of artifacts.

Archaeology focuses solely on the study of fossils and bones.

Archaeology is the exploration of outer space and celestial bodies.

What is an archaeologist?

An archaeologist studies past human cultures through material remains.

An archaeologist is a professional who writes novels.

An archaeologist is a type of historian.

An archaeologist primarily studies living animals.

What are artifacts?

Artifacts are human-made objects of historical or cultural significance.

Artifacts are digital files created by software.

Artifacts are natural formations found in nature.

Artifacts are living organisms from ancient times.

What are some examples of artifacts of hunter gatherers?

Plastic containers and utensils

stone, bone and wood tools

Ceramic pottery

Metal tools and weapons

What were animal hides used for during the age of hunter gatherers?

Animal hides were mainly used for decoration and art.

Animal hides were used as currency in trade.

Animal hides were used for clothing, shelter, and tools.

Animal hides were primarily used for cooking food.

What could the remains of ancient campfires tell us about the hunter gatherers?

They indicate the types of tools used for hunting.

They reveal dietary habits

They show the geographical locations of ancient settlements.

They provide evidence of agricultural practices.

Why do you think hunter gathers were always migrating?

They migrated to escape from predators.

They settled in one place to farm.

They were following their food and resources.

They migrated to trade with other groups.

Where do archaeologists believe humans lived some 3.5 million years ago?

Asia

Africa

North America

Australia

10.

What does it mean to migrate?

To migrate means to move from one region or habitat to another.

To migrate means to build a new habitat in the same region.

To migrate means to change one's name.

To migrate means to stay in one place permanently.

11.

What is the significance of Clovis, New Mexico to the study of archaeology?

Clovis, New Mexico is known for its ancient pyramids.

Clovis is famous for its modern art scene.

Artifacts were found that were believed to be 11,000 years old

Clovis, New Mexico was the first city to be founded in the United States.

12.

What is the Ice Age?

A period of extreme heat leading to desertification.

A geological era characterized by volcanic activity.

A time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

A period of significant global cooling marked by the expansion of ice sheets and glaciers.

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What are glaciers?

Glaciers are large bodies of water found in oceans.

Glaciers are fast-moving rivers of liquid water.

Glaciers are large, slow-moving masses of ice formed from compacted snow.

Glaciers are small, frozen chunks of ice that float on lakes.

14.

What artifacts did archaeologists find 70 years ago in Clovis, New Mexico?

Pottery shards and jewelry

Wooden artifacts and textiles

arrowheads, hammerstones, bone tools, and scrapers

Metal tools and weapons

15.

What was Beringia?

Beringia was a type of ancient sea creature.

Beringia was a famous explorer from the 18th century.

Beringia was a land bridge between Asia and North America.

Beringia was a city located in Europe.

16.

During the Ice Age, sea levels were ...

the same as today

higher than today

lower than today

unstable and fluctuating

17.

How wide was the Beringia land bridge?

Approximately 500 miles (800 kilometers) wide.

About 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) wide.

Roughly 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) wide.

Approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) wide.

18.

What discovery was made in Monte Verde Chile that seemed to disprove the Clovis theory?

Evidence of human habitation dating back to 12,500 years ago.

Evidence of dinosaurs coexisting with humans

Artifacts from the Aztec civilization

Human footprints dating back to 5,000 years ago

19.

What did the discovery of the Monte Verde Site mean for the previous discovery of the Clovis site?

The Monte Verde Site indicates that humans arrived in the Americas earlier than the Clovis culture, challenging the Clovis-first model.

The discovery of Monte Verde has no impact on the Clovis site.

The Monte Verde Site supports the Clovis-first model.

The Clovis site is older than the Monte Verde Site.

20.

What did the findings by archaeologist Albert Goodyear at Topper site in South Carolina reveal?

Evidence of human activity over 18,000 years ago.

Evidence of human activity only 10,000 years ago.

No significant findings related to human presence.

Artifacts from a prehistoric animal species.

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Digging Up the Past : Lesson 1 Early Gatherers and Hunters

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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