Tools of a Historian

How many continents are there?

• 9

• 10

• 7

• 3

An artifact is different from a fossil because...

• An artifact was once alive

• A fossil is excavated while an artifact is not

• An artifact is made by a human. A fossil is made from something that was once living.

Which source is made from another source, so it is second hand?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

What does AD mean?

• After Date

• Anno Domini

• Ancient Day

• After Death

What does BC mean?

• Before Cookies

• Before Common

• Before Christ

• Before Computers

Which happened first?

• 999 AD

• 999 BC

Which happened first?

• 2000 BCE

• 2000 CE

What number is similar to negative numbers on a timeline?

• BC

• AD

An archaeologist is a person who

• analyzes different formations in the ground and makes maps.

• conducts experiments in a laboratory setting.

• studies human history and prehistory through excavation and analysis of artifacts.

What CONTINENT do you live on?

• USA

• Long Island

• North America

• Asia