Studying History Answers

0 verified answers1 views

Free Preview

Two cities fall on the same line of latitude. If a line is drawn between the two cities, in which direction could the line go?

north to south

east to west

northwest

southeast

Free Preview

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

the relationship between apes and chimpanzees

the formation of the first languages that were developed

the cause of the Plague during the Middle Ages

the location of an earthquake’s epicenter

Which would likely be the least biased account of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech following the attack

a Japanese news article published on December 8, 1941

a world history textbook’s account published in 2014

a radio announcer’s account from Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack

Which of the statements about archaeologists is true?

Archaeologists excavate artifacts but leave it to historians to analyze them.

Archaeologists are helpful to anthropologists but not to historians.

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

Archaeologists study only artifacts, not human history.

Which of these statements is false?

Archaeology is a field within anthropology.

Archaeologists and anthropologists are necessary to the historian for information they provide.

Archaeologists and anthropologists both study human history.

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

Which of these would be considered a primary source?

a presidential candidate’s tax records

a biography of a general

a textbook passage about a queen’s reign

a web article about a World War I soldier

What method of dating bone would yield the most accurate results?

dendrochronology

radiocarbon

depth of the earth where the artifact was found

age of the society that used the artifact

Who would study Stonehenge for clues about the society that built it?

physicists

geographers

anthropologists

geologists

Did you find these answers helpful?

More from this Course