Chapter 1; Artifacts, Fossils, Historians & Archaeologists

An ancient arrowhead is an example of

• an artifact.

• a fossil.

• a secondary source.

• a written record.

What is history?

• The study of the present.

• A historian

• The study of the past.

• Land surrounded by water.

Who studies history?

• Historians and archaeologists.
• geologists
• doctors
• news reporters

A community of people that share a common culture is a

• society.

• archaeology.

• artifacts.

• fossils.

All of the following are examples of primary sources except

• videos

• your social studies book

• photographs

• letters

Secondary sources are all of the following except

• textbooks

• journal articles

• tools

• encyclopedias

The study of the past based on what people left behind is called

• history
• archaeology
• achaeologist
• artifacts

An imprint of something that was once alive is called a(n)

• artifact
• secondary source
• culture
• fossil

How are the fields of history and archaeology similar?

• Both study people and places of the past
• Both study people of the past
• Both study places of the past
• Neither study the past

A secondary source is written by someone who took part in the events described.

• True

• False