Test: Historian Toolkit Pt. 1

A period of 10 years is called a(n) _____.

• decade
• era
• century
• millennium
• timeline

A period of 100 years is called a(n) _____.

• decade
• era
• century
• millennium
• timeline

A period of 1000 years is called a(n) _____.

• decade
• era
• century
• millennium
• timeline

A big block of time in history is called a(n) _____.

• decade
• era
• century
• millennium
• timeline

A diagram that shows the order of events within a period of time

• decade
• era
• century
• millennium
• timeline

People who study the past are most like ________.

• teachers
• artists
• detectives
• builders

What type of artifact have archaeologists found in areas near cave paintings?

• prayers
• masks
• maps
• lamps/torches

Historians are considered the recorders of the past. What types of objects do they study?

• Clothing, tools, clothes, weapons
• Artifacts, documents, diaries, letters
• Water, landforms, plants, animals

What do geographers study?

• Clothing, tools, clothes, weapons
• Artifacts, documents, diaries, letters
• Water, landforms, plants, animals

What do archaeologists study?

• Clothing, tools, clothes, weapons
• Artifacts, documents, diaries, letters
• Water, landforms, plants, animals