Social Studies Midterm Study Guide

What is a historian?

• A scientist who studies stream theory

• A person who studies and writes about events of the past

• A scientist who unearths the remains of the past

• A person who enjoys watching old films

What is chronology?

• The order of dates in which events happened.

• The relationship between people in different areas.

• The position of a point on the Earth's surface expressed by means of a grid or in relation to the position of other places..

• Large area with one or more common characteristics or features, which give it a measure of similarity and make it different from surrounding areas

What is a century?

• A period of 10 years.

• A period of 100 years.

• A period of 1000 years.

• A period of 10,000 years.

What does B.C. refer to?

• A time frame occurring before Christ was born.

• Before Christ.

• A time frame occurring after Christ was born.

• Both A and B

What does A.D. refer to?

• After Death

• A time frame occurring before Christ was born.

• A time frame occurring after Christ was born, called Anno Domini or in the year of our Lord

• Both A and C

What is bias?

• The position of the narrator in relation to the story.

• An unfair preference for or dislike of something

• The position of a point on the Earth’s surface expressed by means of a grid or in relation to the position of other places

• None of these

What is an archeologist?

• A person who studies and writes about the events of the past

• A person who studies the earth’s surface and creates maps

• A person who produces theories about mathematics

• A scientist who unearths the remains of the past

What is an inference?

• Anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor

• An account of an event by someone who was present at the event

• An educated guess

• both B and C

What is point of view?

• Perspective from which something is considered. (standpoint)

• The order of dates in which events happened

• The position of a point on the Earth’s surface expressed by means of a grid or in relation to the position of other places

• none of these

Which of the following are considered the essential parts of a civilization?

• Government, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, Social Structure

• Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, Social Structure

• Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Everything, Social Structure

• Geography, Religion, Art, Politics, Economics, Social Structure