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WorksheetsSocial Studies Chapter 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is an artifact?
a fossil
the imprint of a plant from long ago
A food made and eaten by people
an object made by people
When were cave paintings drawn?
In the modern era
Before people learned how to write
Last October
None of these
Historians consider cave paintings as a primary source. .
True
False
_________ is the study of human culture and how it develops over time.
biology
anthropology
paleontology
archaeology
How many years is a decade?
20 years
10 years
100 years
150 years
A primary source is a source that was created at the time an event happened
True
False
1 century = _______ years
1 000
100
10
1
1 millenium = _____ years
1 000
100
10
1
Cave paintings showed us that _______ was important to people of that time.
writing
reading
hunting
baseball
What is archaeology?
the study of objects to learn about past human life
the study of dinosaurs and fossils
the study of human culture
none of these
When studying history, what should we use to draw conclusions?
our own values
evidence
our opinions
any website that has an answer
A letter is a primary source.
True
False
A textbook is a primary source.
True
False
A secondary source is ________
a tool or set of clothing worn by people from the time being studied.
written by an eye witness
better than a primary source
a document or written work created after an event
Choose all of the sources that are typically reliable
website with a .edu ending
website with a .gov ending
website with a .com ending
none of these
Secondary sources offer different points of view
True
False
When you are going to complete a history project, which of the following is the first step?
collect reliable resources
write the works cited section
choose a topic
start writing as soon as possible
If John copies and pastes then submits his work, he ______.
has plagiarized
has finished his work
will get a good grade
none of these
It is not important to avoid bias.
True
False
Studying history never helps us make decisions for the future.
True
False
