Chapter 1, Lesson 1 Part 1

What is history? (Select all that apply)

• the study of people in the past

• the study of events in the past

• the study of people in the future

• the study of events in the future

History tells that ways that cultures ______________.

• stay the same

• change over time

A historian is a person who studies history.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A historian looks at causes and effects of an event.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A cause is a _____

• reason for something happening.

• chance that something will happen.

• a result of something.

Learning about the past helps us understand the present and make decisions about the future.

• TRUE

• FALSE

To study the past, historians have to be able to have a way to do what when measuring and labeling time. (Select all that apply)

• identify when things happen

• describe when things happen

• predict when things happen

• cause things to happen

A decade is......

• a group of 100 years

• a group of 10 years

• 100 years or 10 centuries

• larger blocks of time

A century is......

• a group of 100 years

• a group of 10 years

• 100 years or 10 centuries

• larger blocks of time

A millennium is......

• a group of 100 years

• a group of 10 years

• 1000 years or 10 centuries

• larger blocks of time