Ancient Egypt and Investigating the Past Year 7 Quiz

An object made or used by people in the past is called

• a ritual

• an artefact

• a document

• a theory

What does CE stand for

• Anno Domoni

• Christian era

• Common era

• Christ era

What does BCE stand for?

• Before common era

• Before christian era

A primary source can be defined as

• a source created during the time/event being studied

• a source created after the time/event being studied

A secondary source can be defined as

• a source created during the time/event being studied

• a source created after the time/event being studied

Studying the layers of soil to date your archaeological find is called

• Stratigraphy

• Soil sifting

• layerology

• soilmanship

Where can the oldest layer be found?

• The top layer

• The middle layer

• The bottom layer

• They are all the same age

What can you conclude about an artefact that is found deeper into the earth's surface?

• It is older

• It is not important

• It was used or made recently

• Somebody stole it

What city was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted?

• Naples

• Rome

• Florence

• Pompeii

Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?

• make maps

• examine objects

• read old newspapers

• study Earth's features