Early humans quiz

Question 1

artifact

Answer 1

an object made or used by people in the past ex. tools, clothing, weapons

Question 2

fossil

Answer 2

the remains or imprints of once living things, like plants and animals that have been reserved in rock

Question 3

archaeologists

Answer 3

an expert who studies the past by examining objects

Question 4

geographer

Answer 4

an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’snatural and human-made features

Question 5

historian

Answer 5

an expert who studies and records the past

Question 6

prehistoric

Answer 6

before written history

Question 7

men

Answer 7

hunted animals

Question 8

women

Answer 8

gathered wild berries/ fruits, grains, and nuts. cared for home/children

Question 9

how was fire used

Answer 9

warmth-prevented freezing to death, especially during the Ice age

Question 10

how was fire used

Answer 10

cooking food-helped to reduce diseases, tasted better, and lasted longer

Question 11

how was fire used

Answer 11

protection-scared off wild animals

Question 12

how was fire used

Answer 12

lights- for dark caves

Question 13

how was fire used

Answer 13

social- people gathered around the fire and shared stories

Question 14

agriculture

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the business of farming; growing crops and raising animals

Question 15

Catal Hoyuk

Answer 15

a Neolithic town discovered in central turkey

Question 16

domesticate

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to train a wild animal to be useful to humans

Question 17

Fertile Cresent

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an arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil

Question 18

Neolithic Age

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the later part of the Stone Age called the New stone age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.

Question 19

nomad

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one who moves from place to place with no permanent home

Question 20

Paleolithic age

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the first period of the stone age, called the old stone age, is from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.

Question 21

resource

Answer 21

something that can be used to fulfill a need

Question 22

temporary

Answer 22

for a limited time

Question 23

trade

Answer 23

the business of buying and selling or exchanging items