USH Midterm 2024-2025

The term history refers to

• events in the past.

• stories we tell about the past.

• reconstructing the past.

• all of these.

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.

An artifact is an example of what?

• public policy

• evidence

• inquiry

• narration

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.

The process of finding the meaning or significance of historical events is known as

• historical interpretation.

• building an argument.

• sequencing.

• investigating.

Some people describe history as

• a way to predict the future.

• a reminder to live in the moment.

• an exercise in coordinating points of view.

• an ongoing argument about the past.

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

• profit

• leisure

• freedom

• education

Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?

• to establish trading posts

• to find a water route to Asia

• to exchange ideas with native peoples

• to explore North and South America