8th grade test 1

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people is what?

• Traditions

• Ancestors

• Culture

• History

the study of the past based on what people left behind.

• History

• Archaeology

• Anthropology

• Culture

Which is answer choice is NOT Correct?

Archaeologists, or people who study archaeology, explore places where people once ______, ____________, and ________.

• Lived

• Slept

• Worked

• Fought

a part or an imprint of something that was once alive.

• Artifact

• Primary Source

• Fossil

• Ancestor

objects created and used by humans.

• Fossil

• Resource

• Stone

• Artifact

What is considered to be one the most importance advancements in technology?

• Tools

• Art

• Writing

• Religion

an account of an event that is created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event.

• Artifact

• Journal Entry

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event.

• Secondary Source

• Textbook

• Historical Record

• Writing Language

the natural features of the land’s surface.

• Environment

• Weathering

• Climate

• Landforms

______ are things found in the earth that people need and value.

• Artifacts

• Resources

• Minerals

• Water