Unit 2 Week 2 Vocabulary Quiz

A very, very long time ago when the Earth was very cold and covered in ice and snow. It started about 2.6 million years ago and lasted until roughly 11,000 years ago.

• Myth

• The Ice Age

• Theory

• Stereotype

A story from a long time ago that people used to explain things.

• Economy

• Ritual

• Myth

• Value

A belief about a group of people that is not true for everyone in that group.

• Economy

• Ritual

• Myth

• Stereotype

An idea or guess that scientists have based on evidence and observations.

• Ancestor

• Theory

• Economy

• Oral history

Something important or special that a person thinks is good or right.

• Kinship

• Technology

• Oral history

• Value

The way a community or country uses money and goods to get what they need and want.

• Ancestor

• Economy

• Technology

• Genes

A special way of doing things that people follow for a specific event or purpose.

• Ritual

• Kinship

• Value

• Genes

1. Stories and important information that is passed down through talking and storytelling, not written down

• Technology

• Oral history

• Ancestor

• Population

1. A family member who lived a long time ago, like a great-grandparent or even earlier.

• Stereotype

• Genes

• Myth

• Ancestor

The total number of people or living things in a specific area.

• Coast

• Population

• Oral history

• Technology