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Root Word List: History Content / Early Man

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the root word 'Paleo-'?

a)

New or recent

b)

Ancient or old

c)

Stone

d)

Related to farming

2.

Which of the following words might fit the definition:

"a memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure"

a)

Domesticate

b)

Neogargantuan

c)

Megalith

d)

Agriform

3.

___ is the study of ancient life through fossils.

a)

Neolithic

b)

Paleolithic

c)

Paleontology

d)

Lithography

4.

What does the root 'agric-' relate to?

a)

A) Ancient life

b)

B) Farming

c)

C) Home

d)

D) Stone

5.

Which term is used for a printing method using a stone or metal plate?

a)

A) Monolith

b)

B) Lithography

c)

C) Neolithic

d)

D) Domicile

6.

What does 'dom-' in 'domestic' relate to?

a)

Farming

b)

New

c)

Home

d)

Stone

7.

Fill in the blank: The _______ era is another term for the "new stone age"

a)

Paleolithic

b)

Neolithic

c)

Mesolithic

8.

Which of the following words is related to the study of ancient life through fossils?

a)

A) Archaeology

b)

B) Paleontology

c)

C) Anthropology

9.

Fill in the blank: The root "-lith-" in "lithography" means writing with _______.

a)

Paper

b)

Stone

c)

Ink

10.

What does the Neolithic era signify in terms of human development?

a)

The beginning of tool use

b)

The start of farming

c)

The invention of writing

11.

Which word means:

"to accustom someone or something to home life"

a)

agricate

b)

domesticate

c)

litholatry

d)

tamify