Skills of a Historian Vocabulary Quiz

What is an argument?

• A) A claim with reasons given to defend it

• B) Why an event occurred

• C) The spread of cultural beliefs

• D) The study of the earth's physical features

What does the term "cause" refer to?

• A) A claim with reasons given to defend it

• B) Why an event occurred

• C) The spread of cultural beliefs

• D) The study of the earth's physical features

What does continuity refer to in history?

• A) The spread of cultural beliefs

• B) Things that stay the same over time

• C) The study of the earth's physical features

• D) A problem that requires a choice between right or wrong

What is cultural diffusion?

• A) The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities

• B) The study of the earth's physical features

• C) A claim with reasons given to defend it

• D) Why an event occurred

What does economic impact refer to?

• A) The spread of cultural beliefs

• B) The study of the earth's physical features

• C) To do with wealth, jobs, and how people earn/spend money

• D) A problem that requires a choice between right or wrong

What is an effect in historical terms?

• A) A claim with reasons given to defend it

• B) Why an event occurred

• C) What resulted from the event that occurred

• D) The spread of cultural beliefs

What is an ethical issue?

• A) A problem that requires a choice between right or wrong

• B) The study of the earth's physical features

• C) The spread of cultural beliefs

• D) Why an event occurred

What does geography study?

• A) The spread of cultural beliefs

• B) The study of the earth's physical and cultural features

• C) A claim with reasons given to defend it

• D) Why an event occurred

What do political impacts refer to?

• A) The spread of cultural beliefs

• B) The study of the earth's physical features

• C) To do with war, power, governments, and legal rights

• D) A problem that requires a choice between right or wrong

What is a primary source?

• A) Material about an event produced after it took place

• B) Materials directly related to a topic by time or participation

• C) The spread of cultural beliefs

• D) The study of the earth's physical features