S1 - World History Final Review

What is a primary source?

• A document created after an event by someone who did not experience it

• A firsthand account or direct evidence of an event

• A fictional story about a historical event

• A summary of multiple sources

What is a secondary source?

• A firsthand account or direct evidence of an event

• A document created after an event by someone who did not experience it

• An artifact from the event

• A map showing directions

Why do historians use primary sources?

• To get a firsthand perspective of historical events

• To create fictional stories

• To summarize other sources

• To avoid doing research

Which direction is typically shown at the top of a compass rose?

• South

• East

• North

• West

What is the definition of a decade?

• A period of 5 years

• A period of 10 years

• A period of 100 years

• A period of 1000 years

What is the definition of a century?

• A period of 10 years

• A period of 50 years

• A period of 100 years

• A period of 1000 years

What is the definition of a millennium?

• A period of 10 years

• A period of 100 years

• A period of 500 years

• A period of 1000 years

Which event happened first in chronological (time) order?

• 1687 CE Isaac Newton published 'Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica'

• 508 BCE Democracy was introduced in Athens

• 9500 BCE Settled Farming Begins

• 221 BCE The Qin Dynasty began the construction of the Great Wall of China

What is the definition of a civilization?

• A small group of people living in isolation

• An area with a large population and high level of technology for the time period.

• A nomadic tribe with no permanent settlement

• A group of animals living in the wild

Which of the following are essential features of a developed civilization?

• Primitive tools and technology

• Nomadic tribes and constant migration

• Organized religion, writing systems, and advanced technology

• Complete isolation from other cultures