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Tools of a Historian

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is prehistory?

a)
The period of time before written records
b)
The period of time after written records
c)
The period of time during the Roman Empire
d)
The period of time during the Middle Ages
2.

A fossil is...

a)
A type of rock
b)

Any preserved remains of a living thing.

c)
A type of plant
d)
A type of animal
3.

What can archaeologists learn from fossils?

a)

They can learn about the nutrition, health, or social status of ancient civilizations

b)
They can learn about the music of ancient civilizations
c)
They can learn about the fashion of ancient civilizations
d)
They can learn about the technology of ancient civilizations
4.

What are artifacts?

a)
Artifacts are ancient objects
b)
Artifacts are software tools
c)

Artifacts are objects that people have used or created.

d)
Artifacts are programming languages
5.

What is archaeology?

a)
The study of ancient cultures through their artifacts, structures, and other remains
b)
The study of the human mind and behavior
c)
The study of the earth's physical and biological systems
d)
The study of the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere
6.

Cave paintings are examples of ...

a)

Artifacts

b)

Fossils

7.

What is the greatest difference between artifacts and fossils?

a)
Artifacts are man-made while fossils are naturally occurring
b)
Artifacts are larger than fossils
c)
Fossils are older than artifacts
d)
Artifacts can be used while fossils cannot
8.

The order of events in time is called ____.

a)
Chronology
b)
Geology
c)
Biology
d)
Psychology
9.

What graph is used to show how much time has passed?

a)
Bar graph
b)
Pie chart
c)
Line graph
d)
Timeline
10.

How long is a decade?

a)
10 years
b)
100 years
c)
1000 years
d)
1 year
11.

A thousand years is called a(n) _____.

a)
Century
b)
Decade
c)
Millennium
d)
Eon
12.

A century spans how many years?

a)
50
b)
100
c)
500
d)
1000
13.

On a timeline the letters BC stand for what?

a)
Before Christ
b)
Before Century
c)
Before Clock
d)
Before Calendar
14.

In measuring time AD is referring to ____.

a)
After Death
b)
Anno Domini
c)
Atomic Disintegration
d)
Absolute Dimension
15.

Most modern resources will use what equivalent to BC and AD?

a)
BCE and CE
b)
AC and DC
c)
AM and PM
d)
BC and AD
16.

The currently used Gregorian calendar identifies what event as its most important?

a)
The birth of Jesus Christ
b)
The death of Julius Caesar
c)
The coronation of Charlemagne
d)
The fall of the Roman Empire
17.

Which of the following is NOT considered an artifact?

a)

A clay pot

b)

An ancient coin

c)

A dinosaur bone

d)

A stone tool

18.

What does the term 'CE' stand for in historical dating?

a)

Common Era

b)

Current Event

c)

Century End

d)

Civilization Era

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