Core Concepts Review Vocabulary

Question 1

Prehistory happened after humans invented writing.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Timeline

Accepted Answer

A line marked off with a series of events and their dates

Question 3

A period is a length of time singled out because of a specific event or development that happened during that time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Historian

Accepted Answer

A person who studies the past

Question 5

A primary source is information that comes from a person who experience an event.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

We can look at Political Maps AND Physical Maps to study geography

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

A Map is a flat representation of Earth. It's easy to carry because you can fold it up.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Which of the following maps would you use to determine if there are different elevation levels in an area?

Accepted Answer

Physical Map

Question 9

Historians use the abbreviation "AD" which stands for a latin term: Anno Domini

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Chronology

Accepted Answer

A list of events arranged in the order in which they occurred.

Question 11

Bias is the unjustified preference or dislike of something.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

A secondary source is information about an event that does not come directly from a person who heard about that event.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

What is a Legend on a map?

Accepted Answer

A key that lists and explains the symbols and colors used on the map.

Question 14

Archaeology

Accepted Answer

Studies ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts.

Question 15

Artifact

Accepted Answer

An object that is made by a human being.

Questions 15