WorksheetsStudying History
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is "history"?
Artifacts discovered by archaeologists
The study of the past
Religious stories
Old movies
A person who is a student of history, especially of a particular period. They rely on information that has been written down.
Geographer
Historian
Archaeologist
Journalist
What is archaeology?
The study of the past by examining artifacts and fossils.
Reading history books
Studying dinosaurs
The study of the past by examining textbooks
What is geography?
The study of people and events of the past.
The study of how people and nations make choices.
The study of the rights and duties of citizens.
The study of the Earth and its people.
Which of the following is NOT a job of an archaeologist?
Preserving artifacts
Dating objects of historical interests
Drawing maps
Excavating historical sites
A (a) is an expert of the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere.
A period of ten years
Decade
Century
Age
Era
Check all the terms that apply to dates that occurred long ago, before the birth of the Christian religious figure Jesus Christ
BCE
CE
AD
BC
Unlike BC dates, AD dates get ___________ as time passes. The ______________ the number, the later the date.
(a)
A word used by historians to show they are not sure exactly when an event took place. It means "about".
circa
ancient
age
timeline
A period of one hundred years.
Decade
Century
Age
Era
