Review Quiz Chapter 1

The main job of a historian is to

• examine the causes or reasons that something happened in the past

• open new museums to display a variety of ancient artifacts

• teach history and social studies and keep a journal

• travel around the world, finding archaeologists to work with

We can use our knowledge of the past to help us

• discover who is to blame for starting wars

• learn more about modern technology

• make decisions for the future

• write more interesting books

Historians divide the past into larger blocks of time known as

• centuries

• decades

• eras

• millenniums

The study of fossils from prehistoric times is called

• anthropology.

• archaeology

• geology

• paleontology

Which of these items are artifacts that a historian could use to learn about the lives of prehistoric peoples? Select all that apply.

• bone necklace

• cave painting

• dinosaur fossil

• human skeleton

• stone weapon

Which of the following is true of the Gregorian calendar?

• lost one day every 128 years

• is also known as the Hebrew Calendar

• is still in use today

• was developed by Julius Caesar

The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called what?

• archaeology.

• anthropology

• prehistory.

• paleontology.

The first historical era, more than 5,500 years ago, is called________  and refers to a time before people developed writing.

• prehistoric era

• medieval era

• modern era

• classical era

This term means 10 years

• century

• millennium

• decade

• era

The remains of plant and animal life from an earlier time are called

• artifact

• fossils

• evidence

• reference