S.S Ch1 L1 What is History

Objects made by people a long time ago to aid their survival were called

• artifacts

• tools

• fossils

• relics

10 years is called a

• century

• decade

• millennium

• quindecim

The fact about "Lucy" that helped scientists connect the skeleton to modern humans was that

• she walked upright

• she had a large brain

• she lived in trees

• she was a carnivore

In the Gregorian calendar, events are dated before or after the birth of

• Muhammad

• Buddha

• Jesus

• Confucius

The Gregorian calendar

• is still in use today

• was replaced by the Julian calendar

• is only used in Europe

• was invented in the 18th century

The remains of a plant or animal from a long time ago are called

• fossils

• minerals

• rocks

• artifacts

How many years are there in a century?

• 50

• 75

• 100

• 150

What is the oldest era, over 5,000 years ago?

• prehistory

• ancient history

• medieval period

• modern era

The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called

• sociology

• psychology

• anthropology

• archaeology

Some of the earliest calendars made by the Chinese and Egyptians were based on the cycles of the

• sun

• stars

• moon

• seasons