Historian Quiz Review

What is the word for a long period of time?

• primary source

• century

• millenium

• era

What is the word for a group of ten years?

• century

• decade

• millenium

• era

What is the best word for the remains of plant and animal life from an earlier time?

• artifacts

• fossils

• primary sources

• secondary sources

Which calendar does the modern world use?

• Julian calendar

• Gregorian calendar

• American calendar

What is the word for a person who studies fossils and artifacts?

• archaeologist

• paleontologist

• anthropologist

What is the word for a person who mostly studies fossils?

• archaeologist

• paleontologist

• anthropologist

What is the word for a person who mostly studies artifacts?

• archaeologist

• paleontologist

• anthropologist

What does B.C. stand for on a timeline?

• Before Christ

• Before the Common Era

• Anno Domini

• Common Era

What does A.D. stand for on a timeline?

• Before Christ

• Before the Common Era

• Anno Domini

• Common Era

Which labels would I use on a timeline if I didn't want to be religious?

• B.C./A.D.

• B.C./C.E.

• A.D./C.E.

• B.C.E./C.E.