Measuring time and Digging up the past

Question 1

Approximately what year was writing developed?

Accepted Answer

3,500 BC

Question 2

How many years are in a decade?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 3

How many years are in a millennium?

Accepted Answer

1000

Question 4

How many years are in a century?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 5

A.D. stands for......

Accepted Answer

anno domini

Question 6

What is the era in history called that follows the invention of writing?

Accepted Answer

ancient history

Question 7

the study of objects to learn about past human life

Accepted Answer

archaeology

Question 8

What is the third historical era called that began in A.D. 500?

Accepted Answer

middle ages

Question 9

an object made by people

Accepted Answer

artifact

Question 10

The study of human culture and how it developed

Accepted Answer

anthropology

Question 11

What year did the era of modern history begin?

Accepted Answer

A.D.1400

Question 12

What is the historical era called before writing was invented?

Accepted Answer

prehistory

Question 13

A class of individuals with similar physical characteristics

Accepted Answer

species

Question 14

C.E. stands for......

Accepted Answer

common era

Question 15

Plant or animal remains that have been preserved from earlier times

Accepted Answer

fossil

Question 16

B.C.E. means

Accepted Answer

before the common era

Question 17

Why were B.C.E. and C.E. added as alternatives to B.C. and A.D.?

Accepted Answer

to avoid religious terms

Question 18

How long is an era?

Accepted Answer

no specific length of time

Question 19

B.C. means ......

Accepted Answer

before Christ

Question 20

the study of fossils

Accepted Answer

paleontology

Questions 20