Tools of the Historian Review

A ______________ is a firsthand piece of evidence from people who witnessed or experienced the event.

• primary source

• secondary source

Historians use ________________ to list events in the order in which they occurred; chronological order.

• calendars

• timelines

• bulletin boards

• artifacts

What is the name of a person who excavates (digs up) and studies artifacts?

• Historian

• Archeologist

• Paleontologist

• Chemist

Events on the LEFT side of the timeline happened ___________ in history.

• EARLIER

• LATER

Events on the RIGHT side of the timeline happened ___________ in history.

• EARLIER

• LATER

Events in the SAME time period must be ___________.

Example:

B.C. and B.C. or A.D. and A.D.

• added

• subtracted

Events in different time periods must be ___________.

Example: B.C. and A.D.

• added

• subtracted

Based on the timeline, when was Rome founded?

• 509 B.C.

• 218 B.C.

• 753 B.C.

• 27 B.C.

Which event happened last on the timeline?

• Rome was founded

• Julius Caesar became the dictator of Rome

• Rome became a Republic

• The Roman Republic ended

How many years passed between Julius Caesar becoming the dictator of Rome and the end of the Roman Republic?

Remember the timeline rules!

• 18 years

• 72 years

• 726 years

• 45 years