Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
|
|
|
1.
|
Archaeology is the study of
a. | the weather. | c. | ancient geology. | b. | ancient languages. | d. | ancient people and
societies. |
|
|
|
2.
|
The Paleo Period lasted from
a. | 10,000 B.C. to 8,000 B.C. | c. | 8,000 B.C. to 4,000
B.C. | b. | 9,500 B.C to 8,000 B.C. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
3.
|
The Archaic Period lasted from
a. | 10,000 B.C. to 8,000 B.C. | c. | 8,000 B.C. to 500
B.C. | b. | 9,500 B.C to 8,000 B.C. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
4.
|
The Woodland Period lasted from
a. | 10,000 B.C. to 8,000 B.C. | c. | 500 B.C. to 900
A.D. | b. | 9,500 B.C to 8,000 B.C. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
5.
|
The Mississippian Period lasted from
a. | 900 A.D. - 1541 A.D. | c. | 500 B.C. to 900 A.D. | b. | 9,500 B.C to 8,000 B.C. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
6.
|
Artifacts are
a. | natural evidence of ancient people. | c. | limited to fossils and
bones. | b. | man made evidence of ancient people. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
7.
|
Paleo Indians were
a. | nomads who wandered hundreds of miles. | c. | hunter-gathers who built
city-states. | b. | farmers with large cities. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
8.
|
Clovis points are
a. | unique spear point from the Dalton Period. | c. | unique spear points found in the
Paleo Period. | b. | common arrow heads found in all periods. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
9.
|
Dalton Culture developed at
a. | before the Paleo Period. | c. | around 2,000
B.C. | b. | the end of the Paleo Period. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
10.
|
Dalton Points are
a. | more distinctive then the Clovis Points. | c. | none of these. | b. | less distinctive
then the Clovis Points. |
|
|
|
11.
|
Adz are
a. | arrow heads. | c. | special knives. | b. | spear heads. | d. | a chisel-like stone
tool. |
|
|
|
12.
|
What caused Archaic Indians to hunt smaller animals?
a. | global cooling. | c. | climate change. | b. | the ice age. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
13.
|
Archaic Indians were
a. | becoming hunter-gatherers. | c. | farmers who built
cities. | b. | traveled hundreds of miles for food. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
14.
|
The Poverty Point Culture
a. | was an important group in the Archaic Period. | c. | thrived during the Paleo
Period. | b. | was a Dalton Culture. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
15.
|
The atlatl is
a. | a Dalton Point Spear. | c. | an Archaic tool used to throw a spear farther and
faster. | b. | a Clovis Point Spear. | d. | a Dalton tool used to throw a spear farther and
faster. |
|
|
|
16.
|
Making and firing clay vessels was an important part of
a. | the Dalton Period | c. | the Clovis Culture. | b. | the Archaic Period. | d. | the Woodland
Period. |
|
|
|
17.
|
Pictographs were painted on rock walls, while Petroglyphs were
a. | painted on rocks. | c. | carved on rock walls. | b. | painted
wood. | d. | carved into
wood. |
|
|
|
18.
|
Although it began as a hunting tool,
a. | the bow and arrow became an important tool of war. | c. | the atlatl became an important tool
of war. | b. | the clovis tool became and important tool for farming. | d. | the atlatl became an important tool of
farming. |
|
|
|
19.
|
The Plum Bayou Culture
a. | lived in Arkansas near the end of the Woodland Period. | c. | lived in Arkansas during the Clovis
Period. | b. | lived in Louisiana during the Archaic Period. | d. | none of these. |
|
|
|
20.
|
Name one important activity during the Mississippian Period.
a. | mining for gold | c. | making tea. | b. | mining for silver | d. | making salt. |
|