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An artifact is

• the bones or remains of something that lived long ago

• only something written down

• something manmade that is left behind from people long ago

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preserved remains of ancient human, animal, or plant

• Fossil

• Evidence

• Prehistory

Most scientist beleive that the beginning of civilizaion started in...

• Africa

• Australia

• North America

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object made by a human being

• Prehistory

• Fossil

• Artifact

• Evidence

What were hunter-gatherers able to do with fire

(select ALL that apply)

• Have light on dark nights

• Cook meat & plants

• Protection: to scare off animals

• Live in cold places

• To speak with others

Who are scientists who study the physical materials of Earth (such as soil and rocks)

• geologists

• paleontologists

• biochemists

What is an object made by a human being?

• clue

• prehistory

• artifact

What do we call the time period before humans invented writing?

• prewriting

• prehistory

• modern history

Where do most scientists believe human life began?

• North America

• Africa

• Europe

Objects found in deeper soil are usually:

• younger

• older