Free Printable Early Human Vocabulary

1.

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks. Choose from the vocabulary word bank. Word Bank: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A person who moves from place to place is called a ________.

a)

Nomad

b)

Migration

c)

Hominid

d)

Artifact

2.

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks. Choose from the vocabulary word bank. Word Bank: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. The time before writing is known as _____________.

a)

Prehistory

b)

Adaptation

c)

Fossil

d)

Land bridge

3.

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks. Choose from the vocabulary word bank. Word Bank: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A scientist who digs up the past is an _____________.

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Hominid

c)

Nomad

d)

Artifact

4.

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks. Choose from the vocabulary word bank. Word Bank: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A human-made object found in the ground is an _____________.

a)

Artifact

b)

Fossil

c)

Land bridge

d)

Migration

5.

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks. Choose from the vocabulary word bank. Word Bank: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A _____________ is a preserved bone or tooth.

a)

Fossil

b)

Artifact

c)

Hominid

d)

Adaptation

6.

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks. Choose from the vocabulary word bank. Word Bank: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. The movement of people from one region to another is called _____________.

a)

Migration

b)

Nomad

c)

Land bridge

d)

Foraging

7.

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks. Choose from the vocabulary word bank. Word Bank: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Early humans survived by hunting and _____________.

a)

Foraging

b)

Migration

c)

Adaptation

d)

Prehistory

8.

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks. Choose from the vocabulary word bank. Word Bank: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A _____________ is a strip of land connecting two continents.

a)

Land bridge

b)

Migration

c)

Artifact

d)

Fossil

9.

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks. Choose from the vocabulary word bank. Word Bank: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Homo habilis is an example of a _____________.

a)

Hominid

b)

Nomad

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Adaptation

10.

Part 1: Fill in the Blanks. Choose from the vocabulary word bank. Word Bank: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Using fire to cook food is an example of an _____________.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Prehistory

c)

Fossil

d)

Land bridge

11.

Part 2: True or False. Write T for True or F for False. Prehistory includes written documents.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Part 2: True or False. Write T for True or F for False. Nomads stay in one place all year.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Part 2: True or False. Write T for True or F for False. Foraging means collecting wild food.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Part 2: True or False. Write T for True or F for False. Fossils are always made by humans.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Part 2: True or False. Write T for True or F for False. The Bering Land Bridge helped early humans migrate to the Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Part 3: Multiple Choice. Circle the best answer. What is a fossil?

a)

A metal tool

b)

A wild animal

c)

Preserved remains of an ancient life form

d)

A plant

17.

Part 3: Multiple Choice. Circle the best answer. Who studies ancient tools and bones?

a)

Chef

b)

Doctor

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Soldier

18.

Part 3: Multiple Choice. Circle the best answer. What was one reason early humans migrated?

a)

To go on vacation

b)

To find new food and better climates

c)

To build castles

d)

To plant gardens

19.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. The time before humans kept written records is ________.

a)

Prehistory

b)

Migration

c)

Artifact

d)

Adaptation

20.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A scientist who studies the past using artifacts and fossils is an ________.

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Hominid

c)

Nomad

d)

Foraging

21.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A man-made object left behind by people long ago is an ________.

a)

Artifact

b)

Fossil

c)

Adaptation

d)

Land bridge

22.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. The preserved remains of a plant or animal from the past are a ________.

a)

Fossil

b)

Artifact

c)

Migration

d)

Foraging

23.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Humans and their early ancestors are called ________.

a)

Hominid

b)

Nomad

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Artifact

24.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Someone who moves from place to place in search of food or shelter is a ________.

a)

Nomad

b)

Hominid

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Adaptation

25.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Early humans gathered berries, nuts, and roots through ________.

a)

Foraging

b)

Migration

c)

Adaptation

d)

Artifact

26.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. The movement of people from one place to another is ________.

a)

Migration

b)

Foraging

c)

Prehistory

d)

Land bridge

27.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A helpful trait or behavior that increases survival is an ________.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Artifact

c)

Fossil

d)

Migration

28.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A feature that once connected continents during the Ice Age is a ________.

a)

Land bridge

b)

Artifact

c)

Prehistory

d)

Nomad

29.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Stone tools found by scientists are examples of an ________.

a)

Artifact

b)

Fossil

c)

Adaptation

d)

Hominid

30.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Bones discovered in the ground may become a ________ over time.

a)

Fossil

b)

Artifact

c)

Migration

d)

Nomad

31.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Before writing was invented, humans lived during ________.

a)

Prehistory

b)

Migration

c)

Adaptation

d)

Foraging

32.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. People who followed animal herds were often ________.

a)

Nomads

b)

Hominids

c)

Archaeologists

d)

Artifacts

33.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Crossing a ________ allowed early humans to reach new lands.

a)

Land bridge

b)

Migration

c)

Artifact

d)

Foraging

34.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Learning to wear warm clothing was an important ________.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Artifact

c)

Fossil

d)

Prehistory

35.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Searching for food in nature is called ________.

a)

Foraging

b)

Migration

c)

Nomad

d)

Artifact

36.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A person who carefully excavates ancient sites is an ________.

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Hominid

c)

Nomad

d)

Adaptation

37.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Early humans spreading across the world is an example of ________.

a)

Migration

b)

Foraging

c)

Prehistory

d)

Artifact

38.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A skull found in the ground can help scientists study a ________.

a)

Hominid

b)

Artifact

c)

Adaptation

d)

Nomad

39.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A spear tip from long ago is considered an ________.

a)

Artifact

b)

Fossil

c)

Hominid

d)

Migration

40.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Traveling seasonally to find food describes a ________ lifestyle.

a)

Nomadic

b)

Migratory

c)

Prehistoric

d)

Archaeological

41.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. ________ includes modern humans and earlier human species.

a)

Hominid

b)

Archaeologist

c)

Nomad

d)

Artifact

42.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. A preserved tooth from the past is a ________.

a)

Fossil

b)

Artifact

c)

Adaptation

d)

Land bridge

43.

Use the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence. Vocabulary words: Prehistory, Archaeologist, Hominid, Artifact, Fossil, Nomad, Foraging, Migration, Adaptation, Land bridge. Moving from Asia to North America was possible because of a ________.

a)

Land bridge

b)

Migration

c)

Foraging

d)

Prehistory

44.

A biped walks on ____ legs.

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

45.

Lucy was a (a) .

46.

The reason we know anything about early humans is due to artifacts.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

An object made by early people:

a)

migration

b)

artifact

c)

surplus

d)

scarcity

48.

The very first tools for Paleolithic man were?

a)

Shovels

b)

Plows

c)

Bones

d)

Sticks & Rocks

49.

What do archeologists study?

a)

people and their culture

b)

artifacts from the past

c)

the earth

d)

the weather

50.

A person who studies the past based upon what earlier people left behind

a)

Archeologist

b)

Hunter-gatherer

c)

Domesticate

d)

Anthropologist

51.

1. What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?

a)

a. Hunters & Gathers

b)

a. Toolmakers

c)

a. Farmers

Early Human Vocabulary

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 27mins

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