Edmentum Geography Lesson 1: Discovering the Ancient Past

____ an original book-length document often written by hand

• artifact

• bias

• manuscript

• timeline

____ is an object that remains from a certain time period in history.

• artifact

• bias

• manuscript

• timeline

____ is to have a preference for or against one person or group especially in a way that could be determined to be unfair.

• artifact

• bias

• manuscript

• timeline

What are some ways ancient civilizations kept time

• by noting changes in seasons

• by reading the farmer's almanac

• by noting movement of sun, moon, planets

• by playing and watching sporting events

True or False.

All calendar written had 12 month-cycles

• true

• false

On a timeline, when traveling from the left in the BC era to the center, the dates...

• increase

• decrease

• remain the same

On a timeline, when traveling from the center to the AD era on the right, the dates...

• increase

• decrease

• remain the same

Historians use chronology to discover how (a)   of civilizations changed over time.

10 years is called a ___

• century

• decade

• millenium

100 years is called a ___

• century

• decade

• millenium