History revision quiz!

What does B.C.E stand for?

• Brisbane Catholic Education

• Before Common Era

• Before Christ Ever

• Before Christ Era

What does A.D stand for?

• Anno Domini (In the year of our lord)

• After Domini

• After Death

• After Dead

Which period of time is 'pre-historic'?

If I was born in 1350, which century would I have been born in?

• 15th

• 13th

• 14th

• 12th

What does an Archaeologist study?

• Fossils

• Ancient artefacts

• Human society

• Language or writing

Select all the examples of 'Primary Sources'

• Handwritten letter

• Egyptian mummy

• History Textbook

• Podcast about Ancient Egypt

Select all the examples of 'Secondary Sources'

• Handwritten letter

• Egyptian mummy

• History Textbook

• Podcast about Ancient Egypt

Which is the best definition of a primary source?

• Something that gives you information about the past

• a reliable source of information about the past

• an original source from the time you are investigating

Which statement about centuries is NOT accurate?

• are 100 years long

• always begin with the '1' year e.g. 101, 1901, 2001

• always end with the '100' year e.g. 1600, 1900 AND each century is named after this end year e.g. 1801 to 1900 is named the '19th Century' because its end year is 1900.

• the years 1900 to 2001 all belong to the 20th century.

Who or what is an artefact?

• Something made or changed by the past.

• something from the past that is made or changed by humans.

• anything more than 100 years old.

• something passed down from one generation to the next.