What is History?

An era is a large chunk of time.

What is the specific term for the study of prehistoric times?

What is the term for a person who researches the causes and effects of past events?

Eating with chopsticks would be considered a custom.

The result of an action is the cause.

The What is History? Quiz is on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Another word of an era is an age.

How long is a millennium?

What is the term for the study of people and events of the past?

The reason something happened is the effect.

A spearhead made of stone is an example of a fossil.

Fossils and artifacts are alike in that they both give us information about the past.

The way we do things, such as the language we speak or the clothing or wear, are customs.

A group of individuals with similar features is called a ____________.

Another word for unimportant or trivial is integral.

Which of these would be considered an fossil?

What is the term for the period of time before writing?

French is an example of a culture.

Which is an example of a custom?

A culture is a set of beliefs and behaviors shared by a specific group of people.

What is the specific term for a person who studies the past through artifacts and fossils?

The What is History? quiz is tomorrow.

Will you study for the quiz?

How long is a decade?

Saying the Pledge of Allegiance is an example of an American custom.

American is an example of a custom.

An ancient bowl made by a human is an example of an artifact.

Anthropology is the study of the development of humans and their culture.

How long is a century?

A newpaper article can be found in prehistoric times.