What is History? - Chapter Quiz

What is an artifact?

• An object made by a person.

• Bones of living things.

• Plant remains.

• Facts about artwork.

What is archaeology?

• The study of objects to learn about past human life.

• The study of fossils to learn about past life.

• The study of volcanic islands.

• The study of calendars.

What is an era?

• A large block of time.

• A type of calendar

• A mistake

• A time before written history.

What is a fossil?

• Plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time.

• Manmade objects.

• A living dinosaur

• A type of African Violet plant.

What does B.C.E. stand for?

• before the common era

• between the common era

• beside the common era

What does C.E. stand for?

• Common Era

• Common problem

• Common history

• Common idea

Why is history important?

• Knowing the past can help us make decisions in the future.

• It will predict the future.

• It will help us find a cure for cancer.

A science that tries to understand past events is called_________

• Physics

• Chemistry

• History

• Biology

Words like now,today,yesterday,this year etc. are used for measuring____________.

• time

• weight

• distance

• height

A person who studies the past is an:

• Zoologist

• Geographer

• Historian