What is History pt 1 Vocab Quiz

Put these Eras in order starting at the oldest to most recent.

• Prehistory

• Middle Ages

• Ancient Times

• Modern Era

Can you guess what an era is?

• Is it a large block of time?

• Could it be a black hole?

• Maybe it's a type of car?

• Or is it a time before written history?

Can you guess how long a decade is?

• Is it 10 years?

• Could it be 100 years?

• Maybe 1,000 years?

• Or is it 10,000 years?

Match the following

• Paleontology

• The Study of Ancient and Modern human cultures

• Anthropology

• The Study of artifacts

• Archaeology

• The Study of Prehistoric Times

Why should we bother about history, you ask? Well, let's think about it...

• Is it because we get to learn from the blunders people made in the past?

• Or, is it because we get to explore and understand different cultures?

• Could it be just to know what exactly happened in the past?

• Or, is it all of the above reasons?

Ready for a time travel? Can you tell me what a fossil is?

• Is it plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time?

• Could it be manmade objects?

• Is it a shoe company?

• Or, is it a type of African Violet plant?

Can you guess who came up with the brilliant idea of the Julian Calendar?

• The one and only Julius Caesar

• Was it Pope Gregory?

• Could it be Pope Caesar?

• Or was it the mysterious Mr. Bobeda?

Imagine you're a time traveler! How would you describe 'Chronological Order' in your own words?

• It's like a long and distinct period of history.

• It's a graphic representation of the passage of time as a line.

• It's an arrangement of things following one thing after another in time.

• It's a second-hand account of an event created after the event.

1. Let's take a trip back in time! The U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed in A.D. 1776. Can you guess which historical period this event belongs to?

• Was it during the mysterious era of Prehistory?

• Or perhaps it was in the grand times of Ancient History?

• Could it be in the chivalrous period of The Middle Ages?

• Or was it in the transformative era of Modern History?

History is the study of the ​ (a)   based on ​ (b)   .

• past
• historical sources
• memory
• a list of events
• exact happenings