Unit 1 Mid-Way Check Up!

How do Archeologists study History?

• Studying by looking at the artifacts people left behind.

• Studying ancient fossils buried in the ground.

• Examining people, places, and events of the past.

• Looking at a large block of time.

By measuring and labeling time, it helps historians...

• discover fossils.

• examine ancient artifacts left behind.

• identify when certain things happened.

• make judgements about the past.

Why do historians often use science?

• Helps us understand how we fit into the Human Story.

• It gives us physical evidence of the past.

• Lets us understand how people viewed a certain point in time.

• Helps us create dates and calendars.

What are Primary Sources?

• A large block of time in history.

• A first-hand piece of historical evidence.

• An unreasoned emotional judgement about people and events.

• A document created after an event in history.

What is the job of a historian with different Historical Interpretations?

• Make an bias judgement about historical events.

• Concerned with academic learning or research.

• To look at the sources and explain why both interpretations can be argued.

• Decide which information is important.

What are Secondary Sources?

• First-Hand pieces of evidence.

• An unreasoned emotional judgement about people and events.

• A large block of time.

• A document or work created after an event.

What is the study of ancient fossils?

• Sociology

• Paleontology

• Archaeology

• Antropology