Lesson 1 Quiz

The era before written language was developed is known as___________

• Post Modern Era

• Prehistory

• Middle Ages

• Space Age

The Gregorian calendar uses the birth of ___________ as a reference to date events.

A group of 10 years is know as a _______________?

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

A group of 10 years is know a(n)

• epoch

• century

• decade

• eon

The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called

• archeology

• anthropology

• paleontology

• prehistory

A group of 100 years is known as a

• century

• era

• decade

• millennium

Organizing events by the order in which they happed is called

• Paleontology

• Mythology

• Chronology

• Archeology

The two main kinds of historical dating are ​ ​ ​ ​

• absolute dating
• relative dating
• speed dating
• timeline dating
• Commercial dating

Would pottery from an archeological dig be considered a primary or secondary source?