Assessment: Studying History Through Inquiry

The term history refers to

• events in the past.

• stories we tell about the past.

• reconstructing the past.

• all of the above.

According to the historian Arnold Toynbee, what does history mean?

• storytelling

• reporting

• understanding

• investigation

How is history similar to economics, physics, or mathematics?

• History is an academic discipline.

• History cannot be understood without all three.

• History relies mostly on mathematical principles.

• History is not similar to any of these.

What led to many problems in the early days of archaeology?

• unclear professional standards

• professional standards were too strict

• historians and archaeologists did not speak to each other

• digging tools were not available

Laws and regulations that determine how problems can be solved in response to social issues are called

• bills

• petitions

• documents

• public policy

An early step in the process of inquiry might include

• a hypothesis.

• a conclusion.

• an observation.

• citing multiple sources.

An artifact is an example of what?

• public policy

• evidence

• inquiry

• narration

The two main kinds of sources historians use are

• primary and secondary sources

• creative and realistic sources

• written and unwritten sources

• religious and political sources

What might bias do to a historian's observations?

• create a more balanced narrative

• lead to greater understanding

• increase their reliability

• distort them

An established sequence of events is called a

• time loop

• chronology

• cause and effect

• mystery