Lesson 1: Historians Toolkit

What is an era?

• A large division of time

• An object made by people

• The study of fossils

• The study of Earth and its people

What are fossils?

• The study of human culture

• The study of objects

• Order of events of when something happened

• Plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time

Which word means to investigate or study materials to establish facts?

• research

• history

• organize

• write

Which period of history refers to the time before written records?

• Prehistory

• Ancient History

• Modern History

• Middle Ages

____________________ are the remains of plant and animal life that have been preserved from an earlier time.

• Artifacts

• Fossils

• Relics

• Bones

Which of the following is a focus of anthropology?

• Human culture

• Fossils

• Ancient tools

• Prehistoric animals

What is the study of human culture and its development called?

• Archaeology

• Paleontology

• Anthropology

• Sociology

Historians also focus on _______________ to help study the past. Another way to tell time is through using _______________ or a diagram that shows the order of events within a period of time.

• timelines, chronology

• chronology, timelines

• artifacts, radiocarbon dating

• radiocarbon dating, thermoluminescence

This can be defined by common features and physical features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, religion, and language. This is an example of which theme of geography?

• Region

• Place

• Movement

• Location

Which theme of geography would you be studying if you were looking at the exact coordinates of a place on a map?

• Place

• Region

• Movement

• Location