What is Prehistory?

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  • Created by: Aednat
  • Created on: 23-12-13 00:28

1. What is meant by "protohistory"?

  • The point at which a certain country develops writing.
  • The point at which a certain country develops agriculture.
  • The point at which a certain country develops religion.
  • The point at which a certain country develops dance.
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2. Who coined the term "prehistory"?

  • Daniel Wilson.
  • Christian Jurgensen Thomsen.
  • Charles Darwin.
  • Heinrich Schliemann.

3. What is an example of one of the earliest-found hominins?

  • Australopithecus afarensis (East Africa)
  • Sahelanthropus tchadensis (Sahara)
  • Ardipithecus ramidus (various parts of Africa)

4. What is an assemblage?

  • An early animal (including humans).
  • In lithic analysis, a defining characteristic of a lithic flake.
  • An archaeological gathering of related finds, activities, peoples etc.
  • An early human (not including animals).

5. When did Darwin write his Origins of Species?

  • 1999
  • 1859
  • 1872
  • 1851
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