6th Grade What Does a Historian Do? Test Review

a decision reached after examination of evidence.

• anthropology

• archaeology

• artifact

• conclusion

• scholarly

the study of objects to learn about past human life.

• anthropology

• archaeology

• artifact

• conclusion

• scholarly

an object made by people.

• anthropology

• archaeology

• artifact

• conclusion

• scholarly

concerned with academic learning or research.

• anthropology

• archaeology

• artifact

• conclusion

• scholarly

the study of human culture and how it develops over time.

• anthropology

• archaeology

• artifact

• conclusion

• scholarly

Ten decades grouped together is called a millennium

• True

• False

Letters, diaries, and government records are examples of secondary sources.

• True

• False

A historian needs to evaluate a primary source to decide if it has a trustworthy point of view.

• True

• False

Historians can study a specific subject with a narrow focus for several years.

• True

• False

Historians who study the same historical topic will come to the same conclusion about the event.

• True

• False