Time For Kids Issue 6
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- 1.Which of the following was on earth first?
- A.
Lucy
- B.
Selam
- C.
Dr. Alemseged
- D.
Addis Ababa
- 2.The first thing fossil hunters saw when they discovered Baby Lucy was a...?
- A.
Hand
- B.
Finger
- C.
Face
- D.
Toe
- 3.Look at the time line on page 47. Which discovery was made in 1959?
- A.
Footprints were discovered in Tanzania
- B.
Lucy was discovered in Ethiopia
- C.
Salem was discovered in Ethiopia
- D.
Nutcracker Man was discovered Tanzania
- 4.The word laboratory comes from the root word labor. In the last paragraph on page 4, the word laboratory means a --
- A.
Person who looks for fossils
- B.
Place where scientists work
- C.
Perspon who studies history
- D.
Place where newborn babies sleep
- 5."Early Man in America" Which event belongs on the empty bullet in this list of sequential events ?
- Two college students find a skull near Kennewick, Washington
- .
- Different groups disagree over what should be done with the skeleton
- In 2005, scientists study Kennewick Man for ten days.
- A.
Scientists determine that Kennewick Man was about 38 years old.
- B.
More bones are found, and the skeleton is called Kennewick Man.
- C.
Native American groups claim the bones and want to bury them.
- D.
Scientists discover that the skeleton suffered a spear jab to the hip.
- 6.According to the article, which place was settled by humans first?
- A.
Clovis, New Mexico
- B.
Daisy Cave, California
- C.
Kennewick, Washington
- D.
Monte Verde, Chile
- 7.Look at the time line on page 51. What event in 2004 led to learning more about Kennewick Man?
- A.
More bones were discovered in Washington.
- B.
Scientists filed a lawsuit to allow further study of Kennewick Man.
- C.
The U.S Appeals court ruled in favor of the scientists.
- D.
Tests showed that Kennewick Man's remains were over 9,000 years old.
- 8.On page 51, the word prehistoric comes from a root word that means--
- A.
Knowledge of learning
- B.
People
- C.
Family or community
- D.
Government
- 9."Archaeological Sites in Peru" Look at the map on page 52. What is the oldest city in Americas?
- A.
Kuelap Fortress
- B.
Caral
- C.
Machu Picchu
- D.
Puruchuco
- 10.The ancient city located just west of Cuzco is called--
- A.
Machu Picchu
- B.
Titicaca
- C.
Nazca
- D.
Lima
- 11.What did archaeologists find at Puruchuco?
- A.
An Inca fortress
- B.
Line drawings
- C.
Inca mummies
- D.
Gold pieces
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