What Does a Historian Do? Lesson 1: What Is History?

History can reveal which of the following about the past?

• Events, cultures, and people from earlier times

• Future technological advancements

• Current fashion trends

• Predictions about the weather

A period of 10 years is called:

• Decade

• Century

• Millennium

• Lustrum

A calendar year consists of how many days?

• 365

• 360

• 366

• 364

Fill in the blank: An era is a ________.

• large division of time

• small unit of measurement

• type of animal

• kind of weather event

Fill in the blank: Archaeology is the study of ________.

• objects to learn about past human life

• the stars and planets

• chemical reactions

• modern technology

Fill in the blank: An artifact is ________.

• an object made by people

• a natural rock formation

• a type of weather event

• a living animal

Fill in the blank: Paleontology is the study of ________.

• fossils

• planets

• plants

• minerals

Fill in the blank: A fossil is ________.

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

• a type of living animal found in the ocean

• a type of rock that forms from lava

• a tool used by archaeologists to dig

Fill in the blank: Anthropology is the study of ________.

• human culture and how it develops over time

• the structure of the Earth and its rocks

• the laws of motion and energy

• the chemical composition of substances

Fill in the blank: A species is ________.

• a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics

• a group of unrelated organisms

• a type of habitat

• a stage in an organism's life cycle