Teach TCI Ancient History Unit 1 Review

What is the main purpose of studying history?

• To learn how to cook

• To understand the past and how it affects the present

• To memorize dates only

• To play games

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• A textbook summary

• A letter written by a person who lived during the event

• A movie about ancient Egypt

• A modern newspaper article about the past

What do historians use to learn about people who lived long ago?

• Only their imagination

• Artifacts, documents, and oral stories

• Only modern technology

• Only pictures

Which of the following best describes an artifact?

• A type of animal

• An object made or used by people in the past

• A natural rock formation

• A modern invention

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is a timeline used for in history?

• To show the order of events

• To draw pictures

• To write stories

• To make music

Which of the following is NOT a reason people study history?

• To understand different cultures

• To learn from past mistakes

• To predict the weather

• To know how people lived long ago

What is the job of an archaeologist?

• To build houses

• To study artifacts and learn about the past

• To write novels

• To teach math

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

• A diary from a pioneer

• A history book written this year

• An ancient tool

• A cave painting

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the word "prehistory" mean?

• The time before written records

• The time after computers were invented

• The time when dinosaurs lived

• The time after the internet

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why do historians use maps?

• To find treasure

• To understand where events happened

• To draw animals

• To make art