World Cultures Ch1L1

Objects made by people are called ____________.

Remains of plant and animal life are called __________.

Shows the order of events in a period of time.

Study fossils from prehistoric times.

• paleontologist

• archaeologist

• historian

• anthropologist

Study fossils and artifacts to learn about cultures and identities through time.

• paleontologist

• archaeologist

• historian

• anthropologist

First-hand evidence of an event in history is called a primary source.

• True

• False

One problem with the Gregorian Calendar was that time was not exact and each year was 365.25 (1/4) days long.

• True

• False

Learning about our history can help us make decisions about the future because:

• people from the past are out of touch.

• historical periods of conflict and cooperation are examples we can learn from.

• people who study history are smart and make great decisions.

A group of ten years is called a ________.

• digit

• decade

• century

• artifact

The study of objects to learn about past human life is called archaeology.

• True

• False