Ancient Civilizations

Multiple Choice

What is history

• is the study of past and present events

• is the study of the past events

• is the study of the present events

• is the study of human life

Open Ended

What do you think we shall study in this unit?

Open Ended

Mention any one historical site around the world that you know and explain why it is important or famous today

Multiple Choice

The past and History mean the same thing.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why is much of the past unknown

• because it is not important

• because it there is no record of it at all

• because people forgot about it

• it was destroyed

Multiple Choice

Why are some historical events not documented by historians

• because they are not important

• because it there is no record of it at all

• because people forgot about it

• it was destroyed

Multiple Choice

Music can be a source of historical information

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The following are sources of historical information except

• written sources

• artifacts

• industries

• oral/verbal sources

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between primary sources and secondary sources of historical information

• primary sources are written first while secondary sources are written after

• primary sources are written during the time of the event while secondary sources are written later than the event

• primary sources provide more information than secondary sources

• primary sources provide little information while secondary sources give more information

Multiple Choice

Define the term archaeology

• the branch of knowledge dealing with past events

• the study of past events

• the study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains

• is the digging of remains