Studying History

Question 1

Which of the statements about archaeologists is true?

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Archaeologists study the remains of ancient humans as well as artifacts.

Question 2

Which of these statements is false?

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Archaeologists and anthropologists are in totally separate fields and rarely work together.

Question 3

The archaeologists’ term “correlated age” means

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the age of an artifact in relation to other objects.

Question 4

This world map shows elevation and scale in miles and kilometers.In miles, what is the approximate distance between the southern tip of South America and the southern tip of Africa?

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4,600 miles

Question 5

Which of these would most likely be studied by an anthropologist?

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the formation of the first languages that were developed

Question 6

Which of these is a true statement about anthropologists?

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Anthropologists study how ancient cultures are similar and different.

Question 7

Which would be considered a secondary source about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

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an interview with Booth’s understudy, who was not at Ford’s Theater the night of the assassination

Question 8

This map shows the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

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Saint-Marc

Question 9

Which of these dating methods is capable of giving the most accurate age of an artifact?

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dendrochronology

Question 10

In order to determine the distance between two cities on a map, which map feature would a student have to use?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

scale

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