Unit 1 Historical Analysis Quiz REVIEW

Use the actions of historians listed below to answer this question. - Use a variety of evidence - Analyze primary documents - Compare societies and regions These actions help historians reconstruct a record of a society by

• focusing on traditional interpretations

• making use of multiple perspectives

• separating history from science

• relying on a single argument

Which statement best describes the benefit of studying past events from multiple points of view?

• Using primary sources allows historians access to official records.

• Viewing history chronologically shows how eras overlap from one time period to the next.

• Examining different perspectives gives a more complete picture of historical circumstances.

• Evaluating the roles of specific individuals in history helps determine personal contributions.

Studies systems of government - Formulates public policy proposals - Analyzes election polls and results A person who specializes in these activities is called

• an economist

• a political scientist

• a sociologist

• an anthropologist

Historians rely on primary sources because these sources

• are more detailed than secondary sources

• provide eyewitness accounts of events

• have the approval of religious authorities

• establish rules for writing history

Based on this passage, historians should treat oral histories and oral traditions as

• persuasive arguments

• statistical data

• unbiased sources

• cultural evidence

These rules are designed to help historians determine the

• reliability of document information

• popularity of a publication

• differences in belief systems

• laws of a civilization

The Neolithic Revolution was a turning point in history because

• factories began to use assembly-line techniques

• new inventions led to overseas exploration

• alternatives to hunting and gathering developed

• the use of chemical fertilizers increased agricultural production

According to Thucydides, what makes his job as a historian more difficult?

• his failing memory

• biases of eyewitness observers

• lack of romantic elements

• his desire to please the immediate public

In this passage, Thucydides emphasizes his use of what kind of source?

• principled

• foreign

• primary

• secondary

Which environmental issue faced the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China?

• extensive destruction of rain forests for lumber to build large structures

• soil erosion resulting from annual rainfall of over 100 inches per year

• catastrophic floods that destroyed crops and villages

• waterways that were unnavigable most of the year