Learning About the Past

The history of humans before the development of writing is known as ________.

• Prehistory

• Fossil

• Artifact

• Oral tradition

A fossil is the remains or imprint of what exactly?

• A plant

• A human

• An Animal or insect

• A plant, human, and animal

• A plant, human, animal, or insect

A/ An ________ is a human-made object of archeological or historical importance.

• Fossil

• Artifact

• Excavation

• Ticket for a BTS concert

What kind of tradition involves the stories, myths, and legends passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation?

• Dance

• Written

• Oral

• Cooking

A _______ source involves information about people or events recorded at the time of the people or events.

A _________ source is information about people or events recorded long after the time of the people or events.

Which volcano erupted in 79 A.D. and destroyed which city/ cities?

• Mount Vesuvius

  & Pompeii and Herculaneum

• Mount Tambora

  & Herculaneum

• Mount Krakatoa

  & Pompeii

• Mount Vesuvius

  & Pompeii

Volcanic lava and ash sealed Pompeii and Herculaneum nearly exactly how they were 2,000 years ago. Archeologist have uncovered many clues to tell us how the people there lived, such as:

• Wall grafiti of local sports and gladiators

• Campaign Slogans for an upcoming election

• Colored floor tiles that spell out 'cave canem,' meaning "Beware of the Dog."

• Just the wall graffiti and cave slogans

• Wall graffiti, campaign slogans, and a 'Beware of Dog' warning were all uncovered

Pliny the Younger wrote a first hand account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. His letters would be an example of....?

• A written source

• A non-written source

• Both a written source and a primary source

• Both a written source and a secondary source

Which of the following sources include books, diaries, speeches, poems, business records, campaign slogans, old calendars and/ or maps?

• Written

• Non-written