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The remains of plant and animal life from an earlier time are called __________.

• A. Fossils

• B. Artifacts

• C. Ancient History

• D. Prehistory

Some early calendars developed by the Chinese, Egyptians, and Hebrews, were based on the cycles of the __________.

• A. Gandhi

• B. Decade

• C. Century

• F. Moon

Multiple Choice: Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. A group of 100 years is known as a(n)

• A. century

• B. decade

• C. era

• D. era

The Gregorian calendar

• lost one day every 128 years.

• is also known as the Hebrew Calendar.

• is still in use today.

• was developed by Julius Caesar.

The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called

• archaeology.

• anthropology.

• prehistory.

• paleontology.

The most important fact that helped scientists connect the discovery of the skeleton “Lucy” in Africa to modern humans was that it

• had long arms and short legs.

• was only 3 1/2 feet (1.1 m) tall.

• was 3.2 million years old.

• walked upright.

Cave paintings from prehistoric eras would be considered

• fossilized remains.

• historical data.

• primary sources.

• secondary sources.

The study of historical interpretations is called

• anthropology.

• archaeology.

• historiography.

• secondary sources.

An example of a secondary source would be

• the biography of a famous general.

• a hand-drawn map by an explorer.

• the election records from a presidential race in 1860.

• a letter written from the battlefield to a soldier’s wife.

Primary sources

• are usually unreliable since the writers were probably biased.

• were created by the people who saw or experienced the event.

• can only be found in the reference sections of large libraries.

• include biographies, encyclopedias, or history books.