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Quiz on Historical and Archaeological Terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is an expert that studies the past by examining objects left behind by people?

a)

Archaeologists

b)

Geographers

c)

Historians

d)

Researchers

2.

What is the term for an object made or used by people in the past?

a)

Ritual

b)

Environment

c)

Feature

d)

Artifact

3.

Who studies and records the past?

a)

Researchers

b)

Historians

c)

Geographers

d)

Archaeologists

4.

What do you call an expert who studies and creates maps of Earth's features?

a)

Archaeologists

b)

Geographers

c)

Researchers

d)

Historians

5.

What term describes all of the physical surroundings in a place?

a)

Texture

b)

Feature

c)

Artifact

d)

Environment

6.

What does the term 'prehistoric' refer to?

a)

Before written history

b)

A type of artifact

c)

A religious ceremony

d)

A geometric shape

7.

What is a ritual?

a)

A type of artifact

b)

A religious ceremony

c)

A map feature

d)

A geometric shape

8.

What does 'geometric' mean?

a)

A religious ceremony

b)

A map feature

c)

Having a form composed of simple shapes

d)

A type of artifact

9.

Who searches for information on a particular subject?

a)

Historians

b)

Researchers

c)

Geographers

d)

Archaeologists

10.

What are textures?

a)

Characteristics of an object's surface

b)

A type of artifact

c)

A map feature

d)

A religious ceremony

11.

What is the study of past events called?

a)

History

b)

Research

c)

Geography

d)

Archaeology

12.

Which term refers to an important part or characteristic of something?

a)

Feature

b)

Texture

c)

Environment

d)

Artifact

13.

What is the role of a geographer?

a)

To conduct rituals

b)

To study past events

c)

To create maps of Earth's features

d)

To examine artifacts

14.

Which term is used to describe a form composed of simple shapes?

a)

Artifact

b)

Prehistoric

c)

Ritual

d)

Geometric

15.

What does an archaeologist study?

a)

Physical surroundings

b)

Religious ceremonies

c)

Past events through artifacts

d)

Maps of Earth's features