Ch 1 S1 Studying History Chapter Check

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people

• culture
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts

The study of the past

• history
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts

A part or imprint of something that was once alive

• fossil
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts

(a)   are objects created and used by humans.

• artifacts
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• culture

Match the following terms with their correct definitions.

• People who study the past by examining objects left behind

• actions and beliefs

• An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

• primary source

• Things that people do and what they believe in a society

• archaeology

• The study of the past through objects people have left behind

• artifacts

• Objects made or used by people in the past

• archaeologists

Information gathered by someone who did NOT take part in or witness an event

• secondary source
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts

Match the following terms with their correct descriptions related to the study of history.

• People who study the past through objects

• archaeologists

• People who study history

• archaeology

• Things people do and what they believe

• artifacts

• The study of the past through material remains

• actions and beliefs

• Objects made and used by people in the past

• historians

To learn about the past, they examine artifacts and the places where the artifacts were found

• archaeologists
• actions and beliefs
• archaeology
• artifacts
• culture

History helps us to understand these about people

• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• archaeology
• artifacts
• culture

The study of the past, based on what people left behind

• archaeology
• actions and beliefs
• archaeologists
• artifacts
• culture