Prehistory Section 1 Vocab

The Study of Man is the simple way of saying what word

• Anthropology

• Gardening

• Biology

• Ceramics

• Paleontology

An "artifact" is a man-made object

• True

• False

The remains of humans and animals, such as bones and teeth, from a long time ago are called

• Fossils

• Shoes

• Things

• Dead people

• Dead animals

A person that discovers and interprets the remains of human fossils and artifacts is called a... (think Indiana Jones)

• Archaeologist

• Biologist

• Ophthalmologist

• Botanist

• Chemist

Music, language, religion, clothing, art, law, government, family structure, society are all part of this HUGE topic.

• Culture

• Internet

• Humanity

• Cryptozoology

• Stuff humans do

When an area doesn't get a lot of rain when it should, this is called a

• drought

• flood

• normal

• rain storm

• desert

If you were traveling in the Sahara desert, and you came across a green part with fresh water and plants, this would be called an

• Oasis

• Valley

• Gulch

• Desert

• Igloo

Migration is when animals (humans included)

• Move large distances

• Have a party

• Die out

• Switch from Apple to Android

• Do a lame dance

When people use their knowledge, tools and inventions to create, they are using

• Technology

• Pencils

• Cars

• Boats

• Chairs

Because of humans and climate change, _______ were wiped out just after the last ice age around 12,000 years ago

• megafauna

• megaflora

• dinosaurs

• poodles

• horses