Time Periods
This is a period of 10 years
Decade
What is a system for arranging days in order?
A calendar
_________ is the study of prehistoric times by looking at fossils
Paleontology
What is the extension for a website run by a government agency?
.gov
evidence of their qualifications is called _____
credentiuals
How many decades are in a century?
10
What Roman leader created a calendar based on the beginning of his empire?
Julius Caesar
_______ is the study of human culture and how it develops over time
Anthropology
What is one thing to be careful for on .org websites?
Bias because they are managed by organizations with goals.
documents are written or created by people who experienced or saw an event. Diaries, letters, and government documents are examples of
Primary sources
How many years is the period of time between a century and an era?
1,000 years
Who was the creator of the calendar most of the world uses today?
Pope Gregory XIII
_______ is the study of history by looking at objects people left behind.
Archaeology
What word means relying on emotion or feeling rather than facts to make a decision?
Bias
Your textbook is an example of what kind of source?
secondary
What is the period of time between about 500 A.D. and 1400 A.D. called?
The Middle Ages
A _______ shows events in the order they occurred over long periods of time
Time line
Explain the difference between an artifact and a fossil
Artifacts were created and left behind by humans, fossils are remains of formerly living things.
What two words can mean making an inference means choosing the most likely explanation based on the facts at hand.
inference or conclusion
Put the time periods in the correct order, from oldest to current:
Modern history, prehistory, Ancient history, Middle Ages
Prehistory, Ancient history, Middle Ages, Modern history
Describe our current year using vocabulary terms to count for the years
Two millenniums, two decades
Plus or minus 100 years, when did Gregory XIII create his calendar?
1582
Give three examples of artifacts that we read about in our books
pottery, tools, clothing, weapons, and jewelry.
What is a general attitude about people or life?
Point of view
What was the first month of the Julian calendar?
March