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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The first historical error more than 5,500 years ago is called ______________ and refers to a time before people developed writing. | ancient history |
| In the Gregorian calendar events are dated either before or after the birth of _________. | Jesus |
| A group of 10 years is known as a ______________________ | decade. |
| A group of 100 years is known as a ____________________ | a. century b. decade c. era d. millennium |
| The Gregorian calendar | A. lost one day every 128 years B.Is also known as the Hebrew calendar c. is still in use today d. was developed by Julius Caesar |
| The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called | a. archeology c. anthropology b. prehistory d.paleontology |
| The most important fact that helps scientists connect to discovery of the skeleton “Lucy” in Africa to modern humans was that it | a. had long arms and short legs b. was only three and a half feet tall c. as 3.2 million years old d. walked upright |
| List the ways historians label time. | 10 years is called a decade and a hundred is called a century |
| Explain what the letters A.D. and B.C. mean on the Gregorian calendar. | Explain what the letters A.D. and B.C. mean on the Gregorian calendar. |
| Write a sentence that describes what each of the following people do. | .Archaeologist: Archaeologists dig in the earth to find artifacts. .Paleontologist: Paleontologists are scientists who study fossils. .Anthropologist: Anthropologists are people who study human .culture and how it developed over time. |