Investigating the Ancient Past 1 (up to Understanding time)

History is...

• A subject we have to do all through school

• An investigation of the past

• An experiment done in the past

• A big textbook

Prehistoric history is...

• Before 2000BC

• 2000BC- 500AD

• 500AD-1500AD

• 1500AD-Present

Modern history is...

• Before 2000BC

• 2000BC- 500AD

• 500AD-1500AD

• 1500AD-Present

Medieval history is...

• Before 2000BC

• 2000BC- 500AD

• 500AD-1500AD

• 1500AD-Present

Ancient history is...

• Before 2000BC

• 2000BC- 500AD

• 500AD-1500AD

• 1500AD-Present

Investigating and trying to understand the past gives you a chance to try and solve _________________

• crimes

• Maths problems

• mysteries

• crossword puzzles

Which of the following is a NOT a reason for studying history?

• Understanding the past is key to understanding the present

• Knowing who caused the issues allows us to punish them for their crimes

• It strengthens our critical thinking skills

• It gives us understanding into people and their cultures

What is the Greek word for history? (spell carefully)

(a)  

The Greek word for history means...

• Greeks are experts in history

• stories and learning by questioning

• made up events and searching

• collecting and looking

Starting with the letter D, historians are like (a)   .