lesson 1

Question 1

Clovis

Answer 1

city in New Mexico near where archaeologists found many early human-made objects

Question 2

Tassili

Answer 2

an area in the North African country of Algeria; the site of ancient cave painting

Question 3

Beringia

Answer 3

a prehistoric “ land bridge” that once connected Asia and North America

Question 4

Monte Verde

Answer 4

site in Chile near where archaeologists found artifacts dating to 12,500 years ago

Question 5

Topper site

Answer 5

a place in South Carolina where archaeologists found artifacts that were up to 18,000 years old

Question 6

Prehistory

Answer 6

the long period before people developed systems of writing and written language

Question 7

archaeology

Answer 7

the study of past cultures through the things that remain such as buildings, tools, or pottery

Question 8

archaeologists

Answer 8

a scientist who uncovers evidence, or proof, from the past

Question 9

artifact

Answer 9

an object made by people long ago

Question 10

migrate

Answer 10

to move from one place to another

Question 11

glacier

Answer 11

a huge ice sheet

Question 12

ice age

Answer 12

a period of time when glaciers covered great stretches of land