Prehistory Quiz

1. Dating a once living organism by how much carbon has been released is known as

Carbon 14 dating.

Dendrochronology.

Potassium argon dating.

Stratigraphy.

2. What is prehistory?

Time before spoken language

All BC years

Time before written language

Time of the cave men

3. People who study written documents to learn about what happened to people and how they lived are

Anthropologists.

Archaeologists.

Geographers.

Historians.

4. People who study the Earth, where people lived and why they lived in those areas are

Anthropologists.

Archaeologists.

Geographers.

Historians.

5. People who study artifacts to learn about the beliefs and activities of people are

Anthropologists.

Archaeologists.

Geographers.

Historians.

6. Tree ring dating of artifacts is known as

Carbon 14 dating.

Dendrochronology.

Potassium argon dating.

Stratigraphy.

7. Which of the following is not a way to discover ancient sites?

Myths/Legends

Accident

Blasting with dynamite

Aerial photography

8. Uses layers of the Earth to determine the age of artifacts is known as

Carbon 14 dating.

Dendrochronology.

Potassium argon dating.

Stratigraphy.

9. People who study artifacts and bone fragments to understand physical characteristics of humans are

Anthropologists.

Archaeologists.

Geographers.

Historians.

10. When calculating the age of an artifact by melting it and recording the gases released it is known as

Carbon 14 dating.

Dendrochronology.

Potassium argon dating.

Stratigraphy.

Prehistory Quiz

1. Dating a once living organism by how much carbon has been released is known as

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. What is prehistory?

3. People who study written documents to learn about what happened to people and how they lived are

4. People who study the Earth, where people lived and why they lived in those areas are

5. People who study artifacts to learn about the beliefs and activities of people are

6. Tree ring dating of artifacts is known as

7. Which of the following is not a way to discover ancient sites?

8. Uses layers of the Earth to determine the age of artifacts is known as

9. People who study artifacts and bone fragments to understand physical characteristics of humans are

10. When calculating the age of an artifact by melting it and recording the gases released it is known as