Why History, Timelines, Primary/Secondary Sources

Studying History can help us to connect with which of the following? Select ALL correct answers.

• Our family & ancestors

• Dinosaurs & deep sea creatures

• People of other cultures

• Our own history

Studying History helps us to answer which of the following? Select 2 correct answers

• Are aliens real?

• Who are we?

• How was the world formed?

• Why are we the way we are?

Actions from the past can Inspire us as a -

• guide for buying lottery tickets

• reason to use credit cards more

• model for the present

• model for GQ magazine

What does the study of History help us to learn from?

• Our past mistakes

• Interesting facts

• Trivia questions

• The origin of the universe

What will determine what those around us say about us after we're gone?

• Our wishes & dreams

• How we think we should act

• What books we read

• What we do today

Timelines help us to make sense of historical facts in which order?

• Spatial

• Topical

• Chronological

• Thematic

According to this Timeline, how old was MLK when he received the Nobel Peace Prize?

• 35

• 43

• 39

• 41

When did the events on this Timeline occur?

• Before Creation Era

• Before Common Era

• Century Era

• Common Era

According to this Timeline, which event occurred first?

• The Bubonic Plague killed millions

• The Mahmud raids

• Marco Polo traveled along the Silk Road

• Muhammad starts Islam

Firsthand (Original) accounts of the past are what type of sources?

• Secondary Sources

• Alternative Sources

• Primary Sources

• Federal Sources