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6th Grade History Chapter 1 Lesson 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a large division of time

a)

era

b)

fossil

c)

archaeology

d)

artifact

2.

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

a)

fossil

b)

era

c)

paleontology

d)

species

3.

an object made by people

a)

artifact

b)

era

c)

species

d)

fossil

4.

the study of the past by looking at what people left behind

a)

archaeology

b)

artifact

c)

paleontology

d)

anthropology

5.

the study of the past using fossils

a)

archaeology

b)

anthropology

c)

paleontology

d)

artifact

6.

the study of human culture and how it develops over time

a)

anthropology

b)

archaeology

c)

paleontology

d)

artifact

7.

a class of individuals with similar characteristics

a)

fossils

b)

species

c)

artifacts

d)

era

8.

If there is a jagged line on the time line, what does it mean?

a)

Some years were left out

b)

a disaster occurred

c)

the events skip to another part of the world

d)

there are no events in that time period

9.

Which of the following places the historical eras from oldest to most recent?

a)

Modern History, Middle Ages, Ancient History, Prehistory

b)

Prehistory, Middle Ages, Ancient History, Modern History

c)

Prehistory, Ancient History, Middle Ages, Modern History

d)

Modern History, Prehistory, Ancient History, Middle Ages

10.

Who developed the Julian Calendar?

a)

Pope Gregory XIII

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Julian Finch

d)

Jesus' disciples