History Skills

Which is not a step in the inquiry process?

• Questioning

• Investigating

• Searching the internet

• Communicating a claim

The 4 disciplines of social studies are

• Civics

• History

• Evidence

• Geography

• Economics

Which of the following are NOT continents?

• Australia

• Africa

• Asia

• New Zealand

A primary source is

• a book about history

• document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.

• a story

• These sources are one or more steps removed from the event.

A good example of a primary source would be

• The diary of Anne Frank

• A poem written by a medieval poet

• A modern history book

• A journal article written by a historian with new findings

A secondary source

• Not very important

• interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event.

• is written during the time period

• is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.

A good example of a secondary source is

• The diary of Anne Frank

• A history textbook

• A poem written during the time period

• A work of art from the rennissance era

Which option below includes the two sets of letters that are commonly used to refer to the time before the birth of Jesus Christ?

• BC and BCE

• AD and CE

• BP and AD

• BP and CE

What does the term AD mean?

• Anno Domini, therefore the years since the death of Christ

• Before the Common Era, therefore the years before the birth of Christ

• Before the Present, therefore the years before the present moment

• Anno Domini, therefore the years since the birth of Christ

Which two terms below refer to time without any direct reference to a specific religion? (tick TWO)

• BCE - Before the Common Era

• BC - Before Chris

• AD - Anno Domini

• CE - Common Era