Chapter 1 Section 1- Studying History

The study of the past is called

• culture

• history

• resources

• environment

Knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people is called

• culture
• archaeology
• artifacts
• fossils

Study of the past based on what people left behind is called

• actions and beliefs

• secondary sources

• culture

• archaeology

Objects created by humans are called

• geography

• artifacts

• historians

• environment

All of the following are examples of primary sources except

• graves

• textbooks

• buildings

• art

All of the following are benefits of studying history except

• It helps us understand the world.

• It helps us make better decisions.

• It helps us know ourselves.

• It helps us pass 6th grade.

An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event is a(n)

• primary source

• Secondary source

• artifacts

• fossil

Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness the event is called a(n)

• environment

• fossil

• primary source

• secondary source

A part or imprint of something that was once alive is called a(n)

• artifact

• historians

• culture

• fossil

People who study history are

• geologists

• primary source

• historians and archaeologists

• geography