Yr7 History - Introduction to History Test

Chronology means…

• Arranging events in order of time

• Non-linear time

• Establishing how events occurred

• Digging up artefacts that have been buried

The 2014 film ‘Pompeii’ would be a…

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A Primary Source is…

• Events that occurred during your primary school years

• Something that was written after an event, by somebody who wasn’t there

• A reconstruction of the past, like a painting

• Something that was written, said or made at the time of an event, by somebody who experienced it

A Secondary Source is…

• Coins, Weapons or Bones

• Something that has been written, said or made later, by somebody who did not experience the event

• Events that occurred during your secondary school years

• Artefacts of the time period like a tomb or remains

A Millennium is…

• A block of 10 years

• A block of 100 years

• A block of 1000 years

• A block of 10,000 years

A.D, or ‘After Death’, is also known as...

• Anno Domini

• Another Decade

• Antioni Dolce

• Australian Democratic Time

‘Historia’ is an ancient Greek word meaning…

• To discover

• To evaluate

• To investigate

• To dig

The non-Christian label of BCE stands for…

• Because Christ Existed

• Before Catholics Entered

• Before Common Era

• Beginning Common Era

A raincoat invented in 1747 would have been invented in which century..?

• 16^th Century

• 17^th Century

• 18^th Century

• 1700s

The official role of an archaeologist is to…

• Rob tombs and steal valuable objects

• Gather priceless artefacts to put into museum

• Locate, collect, gather, record and interpret evidence of past societies

• Collect old weapons and see if they still work