Historian's Toolkit Quiz

Why do we study history?

• To understand what was important to people in the past

• To learn what happened to people in the past

• To understand the present

• All of the above

What can studying history help us predict?

• The past

• The present

• The future

• None of the above

What do historians study?

• How events are connected

• The causes and effects of events

• How things change over time

• All of the above

Why is it important for historians to understand the time and place of events?

• To know where people were located

• To understand why events happened where they did

• To analyze the context of events

• All of the above

What is the study of the past by looking at what people left behind called?

• Anthropology

• Archaeology

• Paleontology

• Historiography

What are the remains of plant and animal life from an earlier time called?

• Artifacts

• Fossils

• Seeds

• Mounds

How do archaeologists determine the age of artifacts?

• By counting the number of growth rings in a tree

• By measuring the amount of carbon-14 in the remains

• By analyzing the blood molecules on the artifacts

• By examining the depth at which the artifacts are buried

Which method is used to date objects up to about 5,000 years old?

• Radiocarbon dating

• Thermoluminescence dating

• Analyzing blood molecules

• Counting growth rings in trees

What is the study of Earth and its people, places, and natural surroundings called?

• Biology

• Geography

• Physics

• Chemistry

What is the order of dates in which events happened called?

• Chronology

• Geography

• Biology

• Physics