Super Sleuth Review
Directions: Use your archaeology, migration, Paleolithic and Neolithic materials to answer the
following questions to review for your Prehistory test.
1. The most important
difference between the
Paleolithic and Neolithic Age is
_______________________
_______________________.
2. The term homo sapiens
means __________________
________________________.
3. Specialization was the
result of ________________
________________________.
4. The first humans on earth
probably lived in
__________________.
5. What was the name given
to the type of building style
started in Neolithic Age?
_______________________
________________________
6. Which group of humans
were known for their skillful
tool making? _____________
________________________
_________________________
7. An area of land used for
hunting is called a ________
________________________
________________________
8. What is the name of the
land bridge that early humans
used to cross into the
Americas? _________
______________________
9. Name four of the major
occupations people had during
the Neolithic Age.
10. The village chief had other
roles in Neolithic times, what
were they?
_______________ and
______________________
11. The earliest known
villages were found in
_____________________.
12. The radio-active element
that gradually disappears after
a living thing dies is called
______________________.
13. One of the earliest
artifacts used to decode
hieroglyphic writing is the
_______________________.
14. An archaeologist is a lot
like a
______________________.
17. Name several types of
shelters used by humans
during the Paleolithic Age.
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
18. What are two things that
archaeologists use to study
prehistory?
________________________
and ____________________
15. Why do archaeologist
choose excavation sites near
riverbeds and streams?
________________________
________________________
________________________
19. Archaeologist must design
a ____________ before they
start to excavate.
Name one:_______________
16. Name an artifact.
_______________________
20. What substance was used
to keep fires lit in damp
conditions? ______________
_________________________