Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice

What is the study of human culture and how it develops over time called?

• Archaeology

• Paleontology

• Anthropology

• Historiography

Which field of study focuses on objects to learn about past human life?

• Paleontology

• Archaeology

• Anthropology

• Historiography

What does Paleontology study?

• Human culture

• Historical interpretations

• Fossils

• Objects from the past

What is the study of historical interpretations called?

• Anthropology

• Historiography

• Archaeology

• Paleontology

What term is used to describe a large division of time?

• Decade

• Era

• Century

• Millennium

What is a fossil?

• An object made by people

• A large division of time

• Remains of plants or animals preserved from an earlier time

• Firsthand evidence of an event in history

What is a group or set of 10 years called?

• Century

• Era

• Decade

• Millennium

What term describes something that shows proof that something is true?

• Artifact

• Evidence

• Credential

• Bias

What is an object made by people?

• Artifact

• Fossil

• Primary Source

• Credential

What is the first-hand evidence of an event in history called?

• Secondary Source

• Artifact

• Primary Source

• Credential