Unit 2 & 3 Test Review

A decade is a period of time that lasts _______.

• 10 years

• 20 years

• 100 years

• 1,000 years

Which is an example of an artifact?

• a book about ancient history

• a map of an archaeological dig

• a description of an extinct species

• a weapon from a culture of long ago

An archaeologist studies the past by looking at what people left behind.

• True

• False

An example of a secondary source is ______.

• a diary

• a letter

• a government document

• an encyclopedia

An example of a primary source is a ______.

• history book

• textbook

• diary entry

• biography

A historian uses information from primary sources to draw conclusions.

• True

• False

When you make an inference, you ______.

• read many opinions about a subject

• read only primary sources about an event

• rely on your own experiences in your life

• use trustworthy sources to make a judgment about an event

A primary source is more likely to be written from a biased point of view than a secondary source.

• True

• False

Which of the following is most likely a trustworthy source?

• a blog about life in medieval Japan

• a Web site called “Medieval Japan Fans”

• an academic journal article about medieval Japan

• a novel that takes place in medieval Japan

Which comes first? 500 CE or 1000 BCE?

• 500 CE

• 1000 BCE

• Neither one.