Chapter 1 Introduction to History

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If you didn't know what economic means, what clues in this passage could help you discover it?

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systems, currencies, businesses

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What clues might help you guess the meaning of navigate in this passage? Options: wrecks, roman, Mediterranean; found, thought, suggests; academics, merchants, previous; sailed, boats, coast, waters

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sailed, boats, coast, waters

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In which century were you born? What is another name for that? Options: 18th Century, the 1700s; 19th Century, the 1800s; 20th Century, the 1900s; 21st Century, the 2000s

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21st Century, the 2000s

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Put the following dates in chronological order: AD 2000, the third century, 44 BC, the 1600s, CE 1200, 3100 BC

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3100 BC, 44 BC, the third century, CE 1215, the 1600s, AD 2000

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What are the main tools of the historian? Options: fossils, man-made objects, written works, artifacts

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written works

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How does a primary source differ from a secondary source?

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Primary= participated or witnessed. Secondary= information gathered

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Which of the following is a question a history scholar might study?
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What makes a poem beautiful?
What caused the collapse of an empire?
What is clay made of?
How do different plant species change over time?

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What caused the collapse of an empire?

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Which of the following are NOT examples of tools that historians might use?
speeches and letters,
remains of plants and animals,
works of art and legal codes,
remains of ancient cities and peace treaties

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remains of plants and animals

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Archaeologists study

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objects that people leave behind

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What do the stories of Ghengis Khan and King Arthur have in common?

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They are legends.