Ch 1 S1 Studying History Chapter Check

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people

• culture
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts

The study of the past

• history
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts

A part or imprint of something that was once alive

• fossil
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts

Objects created and used by humans

• artifacts
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• culture

An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

• primary source
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts

Information gathered by someone who did NOT take part in or witness an event

• secondary source
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts

People who study history

• historians
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts

To learn about the past, they examine artifacts and the places where the artifacts were found

• archaeologists
• actions and beliefs
• archaeology
• artifacts
• culture

History helps us to understand these about people

• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts
• culture

The study of the past, based on what people left behind

• archaeology
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• artifacts
• culture