a) Metal blade

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Archaeologist would classify all of the
following objects as artifacts EXCEPT
a) Metal blade
b) Stone bead
c) Bear skull
d) Remains of a cooking pit
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The Paleolithic period is Characterized by the
use of
a) Stone tools
b) Irrigation systems
c) Advances in farming
d) Iron tools weapons
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If scientists find only large spear points in a
prehistoric camp, they know that the people
who lived there probably
a) Grew their own food
b) Hunted big animals
c) Shopped at Walmart
d) Hunted small birds
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Which of the following is a professional that is
dedicated to the study of ancient people and
artifacts .
a) lawyer
b) archaeologist
c) biologist
d) historian
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Scientists studied the Icemans Clothing, tools,
and body to learn
a) How people live today
b) About geography
c) Early farming techniques
d) More about his life death
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Prehistory are the events that Took place before
the invention of
a) television
b) Stone tools
c) writing
d) Type writers
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Fossils are the remains or Imprints of
a) Human dwellings
b) Plants animals
c) rocks
d) Tools weapons
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A primary source is one that Is produced
a) When the event occurred
b) After the event occurred
c) Before the event occurred
d) By word of mouth
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Which of the following is a Source that would be
used by An archaeologist studying prehistory
a) diaries
b) letters
c) fossils
d) Compact discs
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How do archaeologists draw Conclusions about
prehistoric Peoples?
a) By studying the land
b) By discussing theories
c) By studying their writings
d) By analyzing artifacts
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Which question would a historian NOT ask
when examining a source?
a) When it was produced
b) How it was produced
c) What kind of source it is
d) Why it was produced
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To determine the age of an artifact by measuring
the amount of a radioactive element remaining,
scientists use
a) Radiocarbon dating
b) Cultural Dating
c) Dendrochronology
d) They guesstimate
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A source created after the event occurred by
someone who examined the original documents is
known as
a) Historical Fiction
b) a Primary Source
c) Science Fiction
d) a Secondary Source
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Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons
that historians evaluate sources?
a) To see who wrote the source
b) To find out how accurate it is
c) To see if they agree with it
d) To see if the source is useful
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This term means Old Stone Age
a) Paleolithic
b) Mesolithic
c) Neolithic
d) Monolithic
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This term means New Stone Age
a) Paleolithic
b) Neolithic
c) Mesolithic
d) Monolithic
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To learn about life in prehistoric times,
scientists examine all of the following EXCEPT
a) fossils
b) bones
c) artifacts
d) diaries
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To determine the age of artifacts scientists use
radio carbon dating. The Radioactive element used
in this process is
a) Plutonium
b) Uranium
c) Carbon 14
d) Lithium
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People of the old stone age (Paleolithic) got
their food by
a) Shopping at Walmart
b) Trading or bartering
c) Herding animals
d) Hunting gathering
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Person who studies the Human past
a) Historian
b) Anthropologist
c) Geologist
d) Paleontologist
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Human history that is passed On from one
generation to the Next by word of mouth (orally)
a) History
b) Deciphering
c) Oral Tradition
d) Excavation
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Scientist who studies the origin and development
of human beings
a) Archaeologist
b) Anthropologist
c) Geologist
d) Paleontologist
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Scientist who studies Fossilized remains of
early life
a) Paleontologist
b) Geologist
c) Archaeologist
d) Historian
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Scientist who studies the remains of
ancient Peoples civilizations
a) Archaeologist
b) Anthropologist
c) Geologist
d) Paleontologist
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