Introduction to History Worksheet

Which topic is related to understanding why things happen in history?

• Cause-Effect Relationships

• Math Equations

• Plant Growth

• Weather Patterns

What is history?

• The study of future events

• The study of past events, usually related to how they affect humans

• The study of animals

• The study of weather

What is the root word in "history"?

• Past

• Story

• Human

• Event

What can you study in history?

• Only the story of animals

• Only the story of the world

• The story of the world, a civilization, country, city, community, institution, person, or idea

• Only the story of one person

What does anything in existence that has a past have?

• A future

• A history or story

• A mystery

• A prediction

Why is history usually studied in chronological order?

• Because it is easier to remember

• Because one event leads to the next

• Because it is more interesting

• Because it is a tradition

What is history the study of?

• Only famous people

• Only wars

• Important cause and effect relationships

• Only inventions

Which of the following statements is true about history?

• Only big things like the universe have a history

• Only small things like people have a history

• Anything, big or small, that has a past has a history

• Only countries have a history

What is a "cause" in a cause and effect relationship?

• Events, actions, and moments in history which lead to effects.

• The result of something happening.

• The main character in a story.

• The place where something happens.

What is an "effect" in a cause and effect relationship?

• The reason something happens.

• What happen(ed) as a result of events, actions, moments, or causes (the consequences).

• The setting of a story.

• The person who causes something to happen.