WorksheetsStudying the Distant Past
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a long period of time with a very
specific characteristic
a)
era
b)
decade
c)
century
d)
millenium
2.
a group of ten years
a)
century
b)
millennium
c)
decade
d)
era
3.
a period of 100 years
a)
era
b)
millennium
c)
decade
d)
century
4.
a period of 1000 years
a)
era
b)
millennium
c)
decade
d)
century
5.
An object that is made or changed by a human, and is of historical interest
a)
artifact
b)
fossil
c)
document
6.
The remains, or an impression, of a living organism from the past
a)
fossil
b)
artifact
c)
document
7.
Written information about and from a specific time in history
a)
document
b)
artifact
c)
fossil
8.
Studies humans and how they behave
a)
anthropologist
b)
archaeologist
c)
historian
d)
paleontologist
e)
geographer
9.
Studies the past using artifacts
a)
anthropologist
b)
archaeologist
c)
historian
d)
paleontologist
e)
geographer
10.
Studies the past through documents and evidence collected by social scientists
a)
anthropologist
b)
archaeologist
c)
historian
d)
paleontologist
e)
geographer
11.
Studies the features of the earth
a)
anthropologist
b)
archaeologist
c)
historian
d)
paleontologist
e)
geographer
12.
Studies the past using fossils
a)
anthropologist
b)
archaeologist
c)
historian
d)
paleontologist
e)
geographer
13.
Which is an example of an artifact?
a)
a book about ancient history
b)
a map of an archaeological dig
c)
a description of an extinct species
d)
a weapon from a culture of long ago
14.
Which of the following is an artifact?
a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
How is a fossil different from an artifact?
a)
A fossil is the remains of a long-ago organism,
while an artifact is a human-made object.
b)
A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a
human-made object.
c)
A fossil is a written record, while an artifact is the
remains of a long-ago organism.
d)
A fossil is a type of tool, while an artifact is a
written record.
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