Chapter 1 quiz

A millennium is ____ years.

• 10

• 100

• 200

• 1000

Why is it important to study history?

• Learn from our mistakes in the past

• Find artifacts

Many years is a century?

• 31

• 10

• 100

• 3000000000

What is a fossil?

• A preserved plant or animal

• Plant

• Animal

What is archaeology?

• Study of plant or animal remains

• Thing that shows proof that something is true

• The study of objects to learn about past human life

• Plant or animal remains

What is an artifact?

• Plant or animal remains

• Objects made by people

• A large division of time

• First-hand evidence of an event in history

What is an era?

• A personal attitude

• The study of fossils

• A large division of time

How many years is a decade?

• 1000

• 100

• 10

• 332 billion

What is a conclusion?

• A personal attitude

• Decision reached after examining evidence

• First-hand evidence from an event in history

What is paleontology?

• The study of fossils

• Study of objects to learn about the past human life