6th Grade Social Studies Chapter 1, Lessons 1-2 Knowledge Check

History is the _____________________ of the past.

• result
• study
• problem

What are the FOUR eras?

• prehistory, ancient history, middle ages, modern history
• prehistory, ancient era, middle era, current era
• early humans, mesopotamia, middle ages, modern ages

What does B.C.E. mean?

• before technology
• before the common era
• before the middle era

Why did the terms change from B.C. to B.C.E. and from A.D. to C.E.?

• to add more letters
• because it was in Latin

• to not sound religious

Match the years with the name

• decade

• 100 years

• century

• certain time

• millennium

• 1000 years

• era

• 10 years

First hand evidence is a secondary source

• True
• False

A document that is made after an event is a secondary source

• True
• False

Fossils are plants and animals that have been preserved over time

• True
• False

Artifacts objects made by horses and cows

• True
• False

What is the word for individuals with similar characteristics

• artifacts

• species

• fossils

• anthropology