The Prehistoric Era and Stone Age Quiz

The Universe and Earth

• The universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old.
• The Big Bang occurred around 13.8 billion years ago.
• The Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old.

Life on Earth

• The first life on land appeared around 3.5 billion years ago.
• Humans appeared on Earth around 300,000 years ago.

Human Evolution

• The first Homo Sapiens (modern humans) appeared around 200,000 years ago.

Historical Study

• The field of study concerned with global processes and patterns of humanity over time is World History.
• Archaeologists use artifacts and other evidence to construct accounts of the past.
• The main focus of this lesson is to understand the study of World History.

Archaeology

• Archaeologists use contextual clues to determine an object's use or importance.
• The purpose of discussing artifacts left behind by early humans is to understand their way of life.

Time Periods

• The Prehistoric Era is also called the Stone Age.
• The term 'prehistoric' refers to the time period before written records.
• The challenge in studying the time period of our earliest ancestors is the lack of written records.

Dating Methods

• Relative dating determines the age of an object relative to another object.
• Absolute dating determines the exact age of an object in years.

Artifacts

• The charcoal drawings of two rhinoceroses are approximately 15,000 years old.
• Flutings refer to the grooves and cuts on ancient artifacts.