Basic Historical Concepts

All of the following are reasons to study history except...

• Helps us to better understand the present (current era)

• Shows us how society has progressed and improved overtime

• It's mandated by the state and district that all students in the state of Kansas take a social studies class

• Helps us prepare for the future

AD and CE on a timeline represent events that occurred when?

• Before the birth of Christ

• After the birth of Christ

• After the death of Christ

• After the death of Common Era

BC and BCE on a timeline represent events that occurred when?

• Before the Birth of Christ

• After the Birth of Christ

• Before the Birth of the Common Era

• Before the Death of the Common Era

BC and BCE are initials for what

• Before Christ

  and

  Before Common Era

• Brooks Class

  and

  Brooks Class Extra

• Bacon Cheeseburger

  and

  Back to Common Era

• Backspace Comma

  and

  Before Cameras Existed

A century is how many years

• 1000

• 100

• 10

• 1,000,000

Why do historians divide history into era?

• To organize history and make it easier to study

• To have enough pieces to share with scientist

• To ignore the parts that we do not like

• To complicate things

Our modern calendar and timeline is based on the calendars creating by what two historical figures

• Julius Caesar

  and

  Pope Gregory

• Orange Julius

  and

  Curious George

• Jesus Christ

  and

  Alexander the Great

• Michael Jordan

  and

  Lebron James

Archeologist study history by analyzing which of the following

• Artifacts

• Fossils

• Culture

• Art Styles

Paleontologist study history by analyzing which of the following

• Artifacts

• Fossils

• Culture

• Art Styles

Anthropologists study history by analyzing which of the following

• Artifacts

• Fossils

• Culture

• Art Styles