World History Quiz Chapter 1

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Question 1:  What is the way of life of a society called? 

Question 2:  What is the study of prehistory called?

Question 3:  What is the time period before writing called? .

Question 4:  What are the objects made by man that historians study called?   

Question 5:  What ancient beings name means upright man? .

Question 6:  What scientists excavate, classify, and study the remains of ancient cultures?:

Question 7:  People who moved from place to place to find food were called? 

Questions 8 & 9: What are other names for the Old, Middle and New stone ages:

Question 10:  The transition from nomadic life to settled farming was called:

Question 11:  To tame plants and animals is called: .

Question 12: During what period did people tame dogs like jackals?

Question 13:  What was the greatest discovery of all time to come during the New Stone Age?  

Question 14: What is the belief in more than one god called?

Question 15:  The spread of ideas, customs and technologies from one people to another is called?