Chapter 1 Test

History is the record of ________ events.

• past
• primary

• secondary

• prehistory

________ are second-hand accounts of what happened.

• primary

• secondary

• prehistory

• past

________ sources might include what an eyewitness wrote in newspapers, diaries, and letters.

• Primary
• secondary

• past

• prehistory

History lives in our ________ and our customs.

• Culture
• nomad

• history

• primary

Scientists who find and study things people left behind are called ________.

• Archaeologists
• Anthropologist

• Historian

• Nomad

________ are objects made by humans for a particular purpose. Tools, weapons.

• Artifacts
• nomad

• extinct

• fossils

________ are scientists who study the beginnings and the behavior of people.

• Anthropologists
• Archaeologist

• historian

• Nomad

What are people called who move from place to place?

• hominids

• nomad

• extinct

• historian

are bones that are dug up so we can learn more about our ancestors.

• Fossils
• artifacts

• secondary

• radiocarbon dating

One who is an expert in history is called a

• Historian
• archaeologist

• anthropologist

• Nomad