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a) Metal blade b) Stone bead c) Bear skull d) Remains of a cooking pit Archaeologist would classify all of the following objects as artifacts EXCEPT

a) Stone tools b) Irrigation systems c) Advances in farming d) Iron tools & weapons The Paleolithic period is Characterized by the use of

a) Grew their own food b) Hunted big animals c) Shopped at Walmart d) Hunted small birds If scientists find only large spear points in a prehistoric camp, they know that the people who lived there probably

a) lawyer b) archaeologist c) biologist d) historian Which of the following is a professional that is dedicated to the study of ancient people and artifacts .

a) How people live today b) About geography c) Early farming techniques d) More about his life & death Scientists studied the Iceman’s Clothing, tools, and body to learn

a) television b) Stone tools c) writing d) Type writers Prehistory are the events that Took place before the invention of

a) Human dwellings b) Plants & animals c) rocks d) Tools & weapons Fossils are the remains or Imprints of

a) When the event occurred b) After the event occurred c) Before the event occurred d) By word of mouth A primary source is one that Is produced

a) diaries b) letters c) fossils d) Compact discs Which of the following is a Source that would be used by An archaeologist studying prehistory

a) By studying the land b) By discussing theories c) By studying their writings d) By analyzing artifacts How do archaeologists draw Conclusions about prehistoric Peoples?

a) When it was produced b) How it was produced c) What kind of source it is d) Why it was produced Which question would a historian NOT ask when examining a source?

a) Radiocarbon dating b) Cultural Dating c) Dendrochronology d) They guesstimate To determine the age of an artifact by measuring the amount of a radioactive element remaining, scientists use

a) Historical Fiction b) a Primary Source c) Science Fiction d) a Secondary Source A source created after the event occurred by someone who examined the original documents is known as

a) To see who wrote the source b) To find out how accurate it is c) To see if they agree with it d) To see if the source is useful Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that historians evaluate sources?

a) Paleolithic b) Mesolithic c) Neolithic d) Monolithic This term means “ Old Stone Age”

a) Paleolithic b) Neolithic c) Mesolithic d) Monolithic This term means “ New Stone Age”

a) fossils b) bones c) artifacts d) diaries To learn about life in prehistoric times, scientists examine all of the following EXCEPT

a) Plutonium b) Uranium c) Carbon 14 d) Lithium To determine the age of artifacts scientists use radio carbon dating. The Radioactive element used in this process is

a) Shopping at Walmart b) Trading or bartering c) Herding animals d) Hunting & gathering People of the old stone age (Paleolithic) got their food by

a) Historian b) Anthropologist c) Geologist d) Paleontologist Person who studies the Human past

a) History b) Deciphering c) Oral Tradition d) Excavation Human history that is passed On from one generation to the Next by word of mouth (orally)

a) Archaeologist b) Anthropologist c) Geologist d) Paleontologist Scientist who studies the origin and development of human beings

a) Paleontologist b) Geologist c) Archaeologist d) Historian Scientist who studies Fossilized remains of early life

a) Archaeologist b) Anthropologist c) Geologist d) Paleontologist Scientist who studies the remains of ancient Peoples & civilizations

a) Neolithic b) Paleolithic c) Mesolithic d) Jurassic This term means “ New Stone Age”

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