Origins of Civilization 2

History is the study of people, actions, decisions, interactions and behaviors & this is the science of _______

• A. Biography

• B. Psychology

• C. Topography

• D. Anthropology

When did people in different parts of the world start writing history and records?

• A. More than 50 years ago

• B. More than 500 years ago

• C. More than 5,000 years ago

• D. None of the above

______________is one branch of Anthropology

• A. Biography

• B. Psychology

• C. Topography

• D. Archaeology

Archaeology is the study of past people and their cultures through their material remains. These remains can be ____

• A. Artifacts

• B. Monuments

• C. Buildings & tombs

• D. All of the above

What is the role of archaeologists?

• A. Write history

• B. Study psychology

• C. Dig the ground to get water

• D. Dig the ground to get the artifacts

A historian must evaluate all evidence to determine if it is reliable, so we describe him as a ____

• A. Prison warden

• B. Bodyguard

• C. Detective

• D. Soldier

The historian’s goal is to ______________

• A. Tell a story

• B. Narrate a tale

• C. Determine the causes of a certain event

• D. none of the above

Why do archaeologists collect the artifacts?

• A. To compete with other archaeologists

• B. To collect souvenirs

• C. To show off

• D. To study the past people

What kinds of evidence do historians use to study the past?

• A. Letters

• B. Symbols

• C. Tax records

• D. All of the above

What is the abbreviation of “BC”?

• A. Be cool

• B. Be Cold

• C. Before Christ

• D. None of the above