Old Stone Age||Questions and Answers||

Old Stone Age||Questions and
Answers||
archaeology -CORRECT ANSWER the study of past cultures through the things they
left behind

artifact -CORRECT ANSWER An weapon, tool or other item made by humans

nomad -CORRECT ANSWER A person who regularly moves from place to place (ie -
searching for food)

Old Stone Age -CORRECT ANSWER Also known as the Paleolithic Period. 2 million
BC to 10,000 BC. Time of prehistory and when nomadic people started to create and
use stone tools.

hunter-gatherer -CORRECT ANSWER People who hunt animals and gather wild plants,
seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive

technology -CORRECT ANSWER tools and methods that help humans perform tasks

prehistory -CORRECT ANSWER the time before writing was invented

anthropologist -CORRECT ANSWER A scientist who studies how humans and their
societies develop

archaeologist -CORRECT ANSWER A scientist who examines objects to learn about
the human past. (Digs up clues!)

fossil -CORRECT ANSWER traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in
rock

historian -CORRECT ANSWER A person who studies and writes about the human past