Free Printable 6th Grade Anthropology Activities

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Early Humans Vocabulary

Printable vocabulary worksheet for Grades 6–8 covering key early-human and prehistory terms: fossils, domestication, evolution, and more.

Shipibo-Conibo Word Search

Shipibo-Conibo word search for Grades 6–8 exploring indigenous Amazonian culture. Find 24 hidden words including kene, ayahuasca, textiles, and saberesancestrales.

San Hunter-Gatherers and Khoi Crossword Puzzle

San hunter-gatherers and Khoi crossword puzzle for Grades 4–6. Learn about indigenous peoples of southern Africa, their tools, hunting practices, and rock art.

Where Do People Come From? Word Search

Human origins word search for Grades 5–7. Find 9 hidden words on early humans, including Homo sapiens, Africa, and migration, in a star-shaped grid.

Hunter-Gatherers Vocabulary

Printable 6th grade social studies worksheet on hunter-gatherers with vocabulary terms including Paleolithic Era, foraging, and egalitarian.

Indigenous Cultures and Societies Vocabulary Matching

Printable 6th grade social studies test with 28 vocabulary-matching items on indigenous cultures, including quipu, mita system, chinampa, and potlatch.

Prehistoric Humans: Comparing Past and Present

Printable 6th grade social studies worksheet with seven open-response questions comparing early humans to modern people and life 20,000–50,000 years ago.

Indigenous Survival Methods Word Search

Indigenous Australian survival methods word search for Grades 4–6. Find 17 hidden words including boomerang, woomera, and bushtucker related to Aboriginal culture and techniques.

Anthropology Words Word Search

Anthropology word search for Grades 5–7. Find 25 hidden words related to archaeological fieldwork, including excavate, artifact, strata, and survey, in a flower-shaped grid.

Los Chamanes Word Search

Spanish-language word search on shamanism and indigenous cultures for Grades 5–7. Find 18 hidden words including chamanismo, curaciones, and profecias.

Early East African Humans Answer Key

Answer key for a Grades 6–8 social studies worksheet on early human history in East Africa, covering vocabulary on hominids, Olduvai Gorge, hunter-gatherers, and nomads.

Unit 1 Vocabulary Test: Social Studies

Printable 6th grade social studies vocabulary matching test with 32 terms covering anthropology, archaeology, prehistory, and civilization.

Trash Can Archaeology

Printable 6th grade social studies worksheet where students analyze trash from a campsite to deduce activities, meals, and number of campers.

Developing Complex Cultures

Printable 6th grade social studies worksheet with vocabulary definitions and six multiple-choice questions on early human societies, animism, domestication, and cultural change.

Humans Try to Control Nature Word Search

Archaeology and anthropology word search for Grades 6–8. Find 10 hidden words on human civilization, including domestication, Paleolithic, and slash-and-burn farming.