History and Society Quiz

What is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs?

• Geography

• History

• Archaeology

• Anthropology

Which type of source consists of letters, diaries, speeches, photographs, and artifacts?

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Perspective

• Bias

What is an object made by a human being, such as a tool or a weapon?

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Artifact

• Perspective

What is the scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence?

• Archaeology

• Anthropology

• Oral tradition

• Geography

What is an area with at least one unifying physical or human feature such as climate, landforms, population, or history?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Region

• Culture trait

people who study events in the past.

• archaeologist

• historian

• geographer

• paleontologist

a long narrow band marked off with a series of events and dates

• Map

• artifact

• timeline

• primary source

the time before humans invented writing

5,200 years ago

• neolithic

• paleolithic

• gym class

• prehistory

is information about an event that does not come from a person who experienced that event.

• secondary source

• primary source

• perspective

• bias

a particular way of considering something, or point of view

• bias

• region

• culture trait

• perspective