Quarterly Assessment Review

Your textbook is an example of a

• primary source

• secondary source

• artifact

Objects from the past that archeologists study are called

• Things

• Items

• Fossils

• Artifacts

What do political scientists study?

• The government

• The Earth

• Past events

• How the body works together

What questions do political scientists ask?

• Why is a government needed and what does it do?

• How is the government organized?

• What roles do citizens play in government?

• All of the above

One way to check the accuracy and reliability of a source is to 

• Check Wikipedia 

• Cross-check the information with other credible sources 

• Ask a friend if it looks right

Archaeologists

• Study human life now to understand the past

• Study human life in the past

• Study human life in the past by examining the things they left behind

• Study human life in the past by examining the things people do

Which continent do historians believe early human species first moved out of?

• Antarctica

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

Hunter Gatherer

• People that picked fruits and vegetables

• People that hunted animals

• People that lived by hunting animals and gathering plants.

• People that lived by surviving off of living things.

Paleolithic people moved from place to place in search of food. This is why they are called _____________.

• Farmers

• Settlers

• Nomads

• Immigrants

Because the Paleolithic Era pre-dates the invention of writing, our evidence about how humans lived during this time period comes primarily from--

• written records

• artifacts and cave paintings.

• tax records

• public utilities