Foundations Of History Mid Unit Quiz

1. In 1-2 sentences write about one reason to study the past?

A(n) ___________ is somebody that studies human society.

• Social Scientist

• Engineer

• Chemist

• Astronomer

1. A geographer…

• 1. Studies how humans interact with the environment around them

• Digs up artifacts

• 1. Studies the laws of nature

• 1. Compares and contrasts artifacts and other sources

1. A historian…

• 1. Finds artifacts from the past

• 1. Studies how humans interact with nature

• 1. Looks at evidence to make conclusions about the past

• 1. Is somebody from the past

1. An archaeologist…

• 1. Is not a Social Scientist

• 1. Studies how humans interact with the environment around them

• 1. Compares and contrasts artifacts and other sources

• 1. Finds artifacts from the past

1. Which theme of history does the following relate to:

“Fulgencio Batista… [was a] political leader who twice ruled Cuba—first in 1933–44 with an efficient government and again in 1952–59 as a dictator, jailing his opponents, using terrorist methods, and making fortunes for himself and his associates.”

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  Patterns of Population

• 1. Uses and Abuses of Power

• 1. Have and Have Nots

• 1. Expressing Identity

• 1. Science, Technology, and the Environment

1. Which theme of history does the following relate to:

“September 27, 2023, is [a] big occasion in the tech world – Google's 25th birthday. The journey of this American multinational tech company had humble beginnings and the entire journey is nothing short of remarkable.”

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  Patterns of Population

• 1. Uses and Abuses of Power

• 1. Have and Have Nots

• 1. Expressing Identity

• 1. Science, Technology, and the Environment

1. Which theme of history does the following relate to:

“The [highest number of people in] Evergreen Park was in 1990, when [there were] 20,874. In 1990, Evergreen Park was the 1,318th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 1,909th largest city in the US.”

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  Patterns of Population

• 1. Uses and Abuses of Power

• 1. Have and Have Nots

• 1. Expressing Identity

• 1. Science, Technology, and the Environment

 A primary source is…

• 1. Any piece of evidence

• 1. Something created by somebody who was part of or witnessed an event

• 1. An artifact

• 1. A Social Scientist

True or false: A secondary source is something that was created by somebody who was a direct eye witness to a historical event event.

• True

• False