Social Scientists Perspectives Quiz

Who studies people and events in the past by examining documents and other written and unwritten sources?

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Anthropologist

• Paleontologist

Who studies the behaviors and beliefs of past and present humans?

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Anthropologist

• Paleontologist

Who studies past people and cultures by examining objects they left behind?

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Anthropologist

• Paleontologist

Who studies the relationships between people and Earth’s features and environments?

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Geographer

• Paleontologist

Who studies ancient life by examining fossils?

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Geographer

• Paleontologist

Prehistory is...

• the study of ancient civilizations
• the study of types of writing

• the era of modern human history
• the period of human history before written records

A timeline is...

• A list of random events
• A summary of historical facts
• A collection of unrelated images
• A graphical representation of events in chronological order.

A turning point is is an important moment when a big change occurs, and things are not the same afterward

• True

• False