Tools of a Historian

What is prehistory?

• The period of time before written records
• The period of time after written records
• The period of time during the Roman Empire
• The period of time during the Middle Ages

A fossil is...

• A type of rock
• Any preserved remains of a living thing.

• A type of plant
• A type of animal

What can archaeologists learn from fossils?

• They can learn about the nutrition, health, or social status of ancient civilizations

• They can learn about the music of ancient civilizations
• They can learn about the fashion of ancient civilizations
• They can learn about the technology of ancient civilizations

What are artifacts?

• Artifacts are ancient objects
• Artifacts are software tools
• Artifacts are objects that people have used or created.

• Artifacts are programming languages

What is archaeology?

• The study of ancient cultures through their artifacts, structures, and other remains
• The study of the human mind and behavior
• The study of the earth's physical and biological systems
• The study of the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere

Cave paintings are examples of ...

• Artifacts

• Fossils

What is the greatest difference between artifacts and fossils?

• Artifacts are man-made while fossils are naturally occurring
• Artifacts are larger than fossils
• Fossils are older than artifacts
• Artifacts can be used while fossils cannot

The order of events in time is called ____.

• Chronology
• Geology
• Biology
• Psychology

What graph is used to show how much time has passed?

• Bar graph
• Pie chart
• Line graph
• Timeline

How long is a decade?

• 10 years
• 100 years
• 1000 years
• 1 year