Investigating the Ancient Past

Investigating the Ancient Past

7th Grade

22 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Investigating the Past

Investigating the Past

7th Grade

20 Qs

Primary vs. Secondary Source Practice

Primary vs. Secondary Source Practice

7th Grade

17 Qs

Primary versus secondary sources pre-test

Primary versus secondary sources pre-test

6th - 9th Grade

20 Qs

History Formative Assessment 1

History Formative Assessment 1

7th - 9th Grade

20 Qs

Chapter 1: What does a Historian Do? (World)

Chapter 1: What does a Historian Do? (World)

7th Grade

20 Qs

Historical Thinking skills

Historical Thinking skills

6th - 9th Grade

23 Qs

Core Concepts 1.2-1.3 pgs 6-9

Core Concepts 1.2-1.3 pgs 6-9

7th Grade

20 Qs

Primary and secondary resources

Primary and secondary resources

5th - 9th Grade

20 Qs

Investigating the Ancient Past

Investigating the Ancient Past

Assessment

Quiz

History

7th Grade

Medium

Created by

Jayden Goodal

Used 41+ times

FREE Resource

22 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Historian?

Someone who studies or has expert knowledge of natural or physical science.

Someone who is a professionally cooks in a hotel or restaurant.

Someone who writes or studies about the past.

Someone who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an Archaeologist?

Someone who writes and studies about the past.

Someone who studies or has expert knowledge in natural or physical science.

Someone who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites.

Someone who professionally cooks in a hotel or restaurant.

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Tick the boxes that are characteristics of a historian (more than one can be ticked).

Studies and writes about the past.

Use the past to build an image of societies, individuals and events.

Excavates or digs in the ground to find evidence of past civilisations.

Participates in field work (digging).

Looks at texts to understand and write about the past.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank.

Primary sources are ____________-hand accounts of objects from an event, topic or historical time period.

first

second

third

primary

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A secondary source is a ____________-hand account that interprets primary sources.

first

second

third

primary

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the following text and determine whether it would be a primary or secondary source.


A historians perspective on the rise of Hitler.

Primary source.

Secondary source.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the following text and determine whether it would be a primary or secondary source.


A World War II soldier uniform.

Primary source.

Secondary source.

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?