Chapter 1 Test

The first historical era, more than 5,500 years ago, is called __________________ and refers to a time before people developed writing.

• Prehistory

• Ancient History

• Middle Ages

• Modern Times

In the Gregorian calendar, events are dated either before or after the birth of

• The President

• Pope Gregory XIII

• Christ

• Julius Caesar

The remains of plan and animal life from an earlier time are called

• evidence

• artifacts

• paleontology

• fossils

The general term for an address of an online resource is called the

• .edu

• URL

• .org

• .gov

A group of 100 years is known as a(n)

• century

• decade

• era

• millennium

The Gregorian calendar

• lost one day every 128 years

• is also known as the Hebrew Calendar

• is still in use today

• was developed by Julius Caesar

The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called

• archaeology

• anthropology

• prehistory

• paleontology

Cave paintings from prehistoric eras would be considered

• fossilized remains

• historical data

• primary sources

• secondary sources

An example of a secondary source would be:

• The biography of a famous general

• A hand-drawn map by an explorer

• The election records from a presidential race in 1860

• A letter written from the battlefield to a soldier's wife

Primary sources

• are usually unreliable since the writers were probably biased

• were created by the people who saw or experienced the event

• can only be found in the reference sections of large libraries

• include biographies, encyclopedias, or history books