WorksheetsRoot Word List: History Content / Early Man
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is the meaning of the root word 'Paleo-'?
New or recent
Ancient or old
Stone
Related to farming
Which of the following words might fit the definition:
"a memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure"
Domesticate
Neogargantuan
Megalith
Agriform
___ is the study of ancient life through fossils.
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Paleontology
Lithography
What does the root 'agric-' relate to?
A) Ancient life
B) Farming
C) Home
D) Stone
Which term is used for a printing method using a stone or metal plate?
A) Monolith
B) Lithography
C) Neolithic
D) Domicile
What does 'dom-' in 'domestic' relate to?
Farming
New
Home
Stone
Fill in the blank: The _______ era is another term for the "new stone age"
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Mesolithic
Which of the following words is related to the study of ancient life through fossils?
A) Archaeology
B) Paleontology
C) Anthropology
Fill in the blank: The root "-lith-" in "lithography" means writing with _______.
Paper
Stone
Ink
What does the Neolithic era signify in terms of human development?
The beginning of tool use
The start of farming
The invention of writing
Which word means:
"to accustom someone or something to home life"
agricate
domesticate
litholatry
tamify
