Unit 1: What is History?

is a method used to identify a year. It means "a year in our time" (rather than a year a very long time ago). It is the system for recording dates used almost everywhere around the world today

• BCE

• Common Era

• Hijri

• BC

Arranged in order of time of occurrence is called

• chronological

• BCE

• Artifact

• random

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

• chronological

• artifact

• bias

• opinion

They are created by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented.

• opinion

• perspective

• secondary sources

• Primary sources

Abdulaziz says to his friend "The most interesting part of history for me is studying ancient civilization." This is known as his _________

• perspective

• primary source

• fact

• opinion

The year 2019 is in which century?

• 20th century

• 21st century

• 22nd century

• 19th century

Which of the following is FALSE?

• A millennium is 1000 years

• A century is 100 years

• A decade is 50 years

• A year is 365 days

Which of the following is a fact?

• Africa is the second biggest continent in area size.

• Many countries in Africa have very interesting flags

• Swaziland has the scariest cliffs in the African continent

• The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa was very memorable

a prejudiced view (either for or against); a preference

• artifact

• source

• bias

• anachronism

A book, article, person, or other resource consulted for information.

• preference

• bias

• facts

• source