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1
The terms history and prehistory are examples of how historians today
mark the point at which people began using the same calendar
explain the difference between common era and the time that came before
keep tracks of movements of the sun
organize time
2
An anthropologist might study these to learn how human beings developed physically
buried ruins
fossils
layers of soil
oral traditions
3
A person who studies ruined buildings and artifacts of an ancient culture is
an oral historian
an archaeologist
a geographer
an anthropologist
4
Archaeologists focus their studies on
the written records left by different ancient people
human remains
the buried and hidden evidence of ancient times
oral traditions
5
Which of the five themes describe where a place is found?
human-environment interaction
movement
location
region
6
Historically, what has been a common basis for the creation of different calendar systems?
A need to lengthen the growing season
The birth and death of key religious figures
The age of the culture's leader
The movements of Earth, the Sun, and stars
7
Archaeologists can be described as treasure hunters because
good archaeologists are wealthy
they search for hidden objects
they are mostly interested in finding artifacts for money
ancient people had a lot of gold and jewels
8
A timeline is a tool historians often use as a way of organizing events according to
historical significance
different calendars
their role in prehistory
chronology
9
What part of a map tells you where North, South, East, and West are
The title
The compass rose
The key
The label
10
The part of the map that would help you identify what a symbol means
Key
Title
Compass rose
Scale bar