World History

Which of the following professionals is dedicated to the study of ancient peoples?

• Botanist
• Lawyer
• Archaeologist
• Historian

How do archaeologists draw conclusions about prehistoric peoples?

• By studying their writings
• by discussing their theories
• by studying their landscape
• by analyzing artifacts

Which of the following took place during the Ice Age?

• Clovis artifacts were found in New Mexico
• The people of Clovis used hand-made tools
• Artifacts were found near Monte Verde Chile
• Clovis artifacts were found in South Carolina

Which of the following shows the correct sequence of events?

• Beringia forms, Migration to North America, people leave artifacts in Clovis New Mexico, Ice Age ends
• Migration to North America, people leave artifacts in clovis New Mexico, Ice Age ends, Beringia forms
• People leave artifacts in clovis, Ice Age ends, Beringia forms, migration to North America
• Ice Age ends, Beringia, migration to North America, people leave artifacts in Clovis

For may years who did scholars believe the Clovis people to be?

• the first people to leave East Africa
• the first people to make arrowheads
• the first people in the americas
• the first asians

What was the importance of the finding at Monte Verde Chile?

• it caused disbelief among scientists and scholars
• others may have lived in the americas before the Clovis people
• the finding dated back to the ice age
• the artifacts did not come from the first americans

which of the following marked the beginning of the new stone age?

• social divisions within a community
• domestication of animals
• the widespread use of polished rock tools
• domestication of crops

What does domestication mean?

• make tame
• make wild
• make ancient
• hunt

Which of the following does not describe the stone age?

• humans relied on pebble or stone tools
• humans made tools and weapons out of bone and wood
• humans developed new techniques in stoneworking and used polished rock tools
• humans developed new techniques in metalworking

Which animals did early humans domesticate?

• those that met the people's needs
• those that were cash crops
• those that were good pets
• those that lived in the new stone age