Mr. T History and Historical Tools Scavenger Hunt

What is the study and documentation of past events, particularly those involving human societies, called?

• Geography

• History

• Sociology

• Anthropology

What do historians divide history into?

• Decades

• Centuries

• Eras

• Millennia

What is a system for breaking time into units and measuring how much time has passed between events?

• Timeline

• Calendar

• Chronology

• Era

What term describes the order of dates in which events happened?

• Timeline

• Calendar

• Chronology

• Era

What is a diagram that shows the order of events within a period of time and the length of time between events?

• Calendar

• Timeline

• Chronology

• Era

What are first-hand pieces of evidence written by people who saw or experienced the events described?

• Secondary sources

• Primary sources

• Credibility

• Point of view

What are written documents or media about an event the authors did not experience first-hand?

• Primary sources

• Secondary sources

• Credibility

• Point of view

What term describes how reliable or truthful a source is?

• Bias

• Credibility

• Point of view

• Frame of reference

What influences which events to focus on and which details are worth recording?

• Bias

• Credibility

• Point of view

• Frame of reference

What is a one-sided, unexamined view of a situation or the people involved in a situation?

• Bias

• Credibility

• Point of view

• Frame of reference