Unit 1 Review - Understanding the Past

What is History?

• History is the study of the past

• History is the objects people made and used in the past.

• History is a made-up story about what happened before us.

Which of the following is an Arifact?

• A Pencil from our classroom

• An Ancient Scroll with writing from Egypt

• Both of these options are artifacts!

Which type of source is an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Perfect Source

Historians study the past to _________________.

• understand people's culture

• learn about the problems people faced and how they found solutions.

• All of these answers are correct.

• Know how people lived their daily lives.

What is the FIRST step in historical inquiry?

• Identify a Question

• Create an Educated Guess

• Test their hypotheses to form conclusions

What do Archaeologists do?

• examine objects (artifacts) from the past.

• Collect data from text books.

• Study the past using only secondary sources.

What is a "Landform?"

• natural features of the earth's surface.

• Strange formations of land

• The explanation of how land first formed on earth.

• Another word for River.

Which vocabulary term refers to the pattern of weather conditions in a certain areas over a long period of time.

• Climate

• Landform

• Latitude

• Geography

The equator measures 0 degrees ________________.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

Early people first settled in areas that had enough resources. Essential resources included _______________?

• Resources

• water, animals, fertile land.

• water, warm weather, dirt.

• access to the ocean for fishing.