Chapter One: Lessons 1 & 2 Review

A group of 10 years is known as a(n)...

• century

• decade

• millennium

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

• artifacts

• grass

• fossils

• trees

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

• century

• era

• decade

• millennium

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

• prehistory

• anthropology

• paleontology

• archaeology

The most important fact that helped scientists connect the discovery of the skeleton “Lucy” in Africa to modern humans was that it

• had long arms and short legs.

• was only 3 1/2 feet (1.1 m) tall.

• was 3.2 million years old.

• walked upright.

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

True or False: Letters, diaries, and government records are examples of secondary sources.

• True

• False

True or False: Historians who study the same historical topic will come to the same conclusion about the event.

• True

• False

A reliable source

• may contain some biased information

• is written from a trustworthy point of view

• is usually a secondary source

• must be a primary source.

To learn the answers to historical questions, historians

• look for evidence

• seek out other historians with the same point of view

• make guesses about what they think might have happened.