History, Archaeology, and Early Humans

What does the acronym B.C.E. stand for

• Before Common Era
• Before Christian Era
• Before Castiello Explains
• Before Chronological Era

What does the acronym C.E. stand for

• Christian Era
• Common Era
• CNBC Editorial
• Chronological Era

Prehistory is history that took place before the development of

• television 
  
• writing
• type writers
• stone tools

A primary source is one produced

• by word of mouth.
• during the same time as the event it describes.
• after the event by someone who studied the original source.
• before the event by someone who studied the original source

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that historians evaluate sources?

• To see if they agree with the source.
• To decide if the source is useful.
• To find how accurate the source is.
• To determine who wrote the source.

A secondary source is one produced

• by word of mouth
• during the same time as the event it describes.
• after the event by someone who studied the original source.
• before the event by someone who studied the original source.

Historians use oral traditions to

• learn what people in a society consider important.
• determine the date of an object.
• examine the geography of a civilization.
• describe their research.

Which of the following questions would an historian NOT ask when examining a source?

• What kind of source is it?
• How the source was produced?
• When the source was produced?
• Why the source was produced?

A scientist who recovers and studies artifacts, ruins, bones, and fossils

• botanist
• historian
• archaeologist
• anthropolgist

Any man made object of historical importance, examples include jewelry, tools, and coins

• fossil
• diary
• artifact
• bear skull