Historian's Toolkit Lessons 1-4 Quiz

Letters, diaries, and government records are examples of secondary sources.

• True

• False

A decision reached after examining evidence

• Archaeology

• Artifact

• Academic

• Conclusion

The study of objects to learn about past human life

• Anthropology

• Archaeology

• Artifact

• Academic

A reliable source

• May contain some biased information.

• Is written from a trustworthy point of view.

• Is generally a secondary source.

• Should be a primary source.

To learn the answers to historical questions, historians

• Look for evidence

• Look for other historians with the same point of view.

• Make assumptions about what they think might have happened.

• Interview individuals who know significant periods.

An example of a secondary source would be

• The records of a ship

• The diary of an explorer.

• The biography of a pharaoh.

• An arrowhead found at an archaeological site.

When studying history, you should

• Base your conclusions on the opinions of other historians.

• Look at how people view events in current times, not in the past.

• Draw conclusions based on evidence, not opinions.

• Use modern ideas to evaluate the historical event.

A decade is a period of time that lasts _______.

• 10 Years

• 20 Years

• 100 Years

• 1000 Years

A paleontologist looks for clues from the past by studying _______.

• ancient cultures

• ancient literature

• fossils

• ancient ruins

An anthropologist is primarily concerned with studying fossils.

• True

• False