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Unit 2 "What is History" Vocab Quiz Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of artifacts to tell about human culture

a)

Paleontology

b)

Archaeology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Geography

2.

The study of prehistoric time using fossils

a)

Geology

b)

Archaeology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Paleontology

3.

The study of human culture and how it develops over time

a)

Anthropology

b)

Archaeology

c)

Geography

d)

Human environment interaction

4.

The set of beliefs, behaviors and traits shared by the members of a group

a)

Culture

b)

Artifact

c)

Heritage

d)

Humanities

5.

Second hand evidence of an event occurring in history; created after an event

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Scholarly Source

d)

Web-based Source

6.

An object made by people

a)

Fossils

b)

Evidence

c)

Artifact

d)

Innovation

7.

An unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events

a)

Evidence

b)

Epoch

c)

Bias

d)

Perspective

8.

Something that shows proof or an indication that something is true

a)

Artifact

b)

Epoch

c)

Claim

d)

Evidence

9.

BCE is the abbreviation for:

a)

Before Christ's Era

b)

Before Common Era

c)

Before Correction Era

d)

Before Christmas Eve

10.

Dead human, plant or animal remains are called ____________.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Fossils

c)

Organic materials

d)

skeletons

11.

___________ is a group of 100 years.

a)

Millennium

b)

Decade

c)

Era

d)

Century

12.

Ten centuries grouped together or 1,000 years is called a _________________.

a)

Epoch

b)

Era

c)

Millennium

d)

Century

13.

A decade is _______ years.

a)

5

b)

10

c)

25

d)

100

14.

A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic is called a(n) _______________.

a)

Millennium

b)

Epoch

c)

Era

d)

Century

15.

An eyewitness account of an event that occurred in history is called a _______________ source

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

16.

A.D. stands for:

a)

After Death

b)

After Dominos Pizza

c)

After Dark

d)

Anno Domini

17.

C.E. stands for:

a)

Christmas Eve

b)

Common Era

c)

Christ Era

d)

Credibility Error

18.

____________________ is the inherited traditions, monuments, objects, and culture that a society believes is important to its history

a)

Culture

b)

Humanities

c)

Heritage

d)

History

19.

______________________ is the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.

a)

Heritage

b)

Economics

c)

Riches

d)

Ecology

20.

B.C. stands for:

a)

Before Cookies

b)

Because Christ

c)

Before Christ

d)

Before Christmas