6th Unit 1 Study Guide

Which of the following are the three main types of historical experts?

• Archaeologists, Historians, Geographers

• Scientists, Artists, Engineers

• Teachers, Doctors, Lawyers

• Writers, Musicians, Athletes

What is the main job of an archaeologist?

• To study ancient artifacts and objects

• To write stories about the future

• To create maps of the stars

• To teach math in schools

Which of the following best describes what a historian does?

• Studies and interprets written documents about past events

• Draws pictures of animals

• Designs buildings

• Grows plants in a garden

What is the primary focus of a geographer?

• Studying the Earth's physical features and human-made features

• Writing novels about history

• Building bridges and roads

• Teaching music to students

What are the two types of features that geographers study?

• Physical and human-made features

• Animal and plant features

• Weather and climate features

• Fictional and non-fictional features

What 3 things are generally shown in cave art?

• Animals, hunting methods, and ancient beliefs

• Animals, hands, shapes

• Hunting methods, flowers, the sun

• Ships, trains, and bicycles

What are the 2 types of historical evidence? Please describe each.

• Primary and secondary; primary is original material from the time period, secondary is an interpretation from a later date

• Written and oral; written is books, oral is speeches

• Ancient and modern; ancient is old, modern is new

• Physical and digital; physical is objects, digital is online sources

How could bias in a source influence history?

• It can change how events are understood or remembered

• It always makes history more accurate

• It has no effect on historical understanding

• It only affects science, not history

What does the “Human-Environment Interaction” suggest about what humans have to do to their surroundings?

• Humans must adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment

• Humans ignore their environment

• Humans only destroy their environment

• Humans never interact with their environment

Between what years does the "Age of Empires" take place?

• 500 BCE - 300 BCE

• 1000 BCE - 500 BCE

• 1000 BCE - 300 CE

• 2000 BCE - 1000 BCE