Themes in History

Which of these is a primary source about the American Civil War?

• a photograph of a Civil War military camp
• a battle map from 1920s textbook
• a biography about a soldiers experience
• a gravestone of a soldier who died in 1900

In a newspaper article about an election campaign, which of these would be a sign of bias?

• The reporter addresses both candidates platform
• The reporter presents an opinion poll of from a random participants
• The reporter clearly wants one side to win.
• The reporter recently registered to vote.

The process of dividing history into periods of time is called

• categorization
• globalization
• universalization
• periodization

The spread of Buddhism from India to China and later Japan is an example of

• political revolution
• cultural diffusion
• social roles
• economic trade

Which of the following events illustrate the theme of economic structures?

• the writing of books setting out basic theories about religion and faith
• the formation of colonies claimed for imperial power
• the movement of people to the Americas for freedom
• the competition of European powers to control natural resources in the Americas

When examining human-environment interaction, which question about 14th century England would a historian be most likely to ask?

• How were villages, towns, and cities governed?
• What was life like for the royal family in a stone castle?
• What happened to the price of wool as sheep farming increased?
• How did changes in the global climate affect English agriculture?

Why do historians study social structures in different times and places?

• to find out how people and families lived
• to learn how farmers made a living
• to understand how city-states grew into empires
• to explain why societies adopted different religions

Customs related to the position of men and women in society

• Gender Roles
• Bias
• Sptrail Frames
• Kinship

A human made object from the past

• Artifact
• Evidence
• Point of View
• Kinship

Which of the following themes is illustrated by the nature and growth of empires, large territories controlled by a single ruler or state?

• cultural
• social
• political
• economc