Historical Thinking Skills

Which two statements are facts about Egyptian civilization?

• Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile river and the fertile land helped grow crops.

• Egyptians wrote in Latin and built castles.
• Egyptians invented the wheel and discovered electricity.
• Egyptians were the first to fly airplanes and use computers.

A report published in the Daily Democrat newspaper immediately after President Lincoln’s assassination. What kind of source is it?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• A journal

• Newspaper Article

To gain more information about the Supreme court justices of the United States, you visit the official website of the Supreme Court. What type of information can you gather from this website?

• Biased information

• accurate information

• Details on international court cases
• Untruthful information

When the information gathered by an author comes from reports and articles written by other authors, what is this source known as?

• Primary sources
• Secondary sources
• Tertiary sources
• Peer-reviewed articles

What is a timeline?

• A timeline is a type of calendar used for scheduling events.
• A timeline is a list of random events without any order.
• A timeline is a method for predicting future events.
• A visual representation of a chronological sequence

The best visual device to compare the population of four different regions is a_______?

• pie chart
• line graph
• scatter plot
• bar chart

A physical map usually uses various colors to represent different features. Some are common on most maps. For example, maps often use blue to indicate​ (a)   They use brown to mark​ (b)   They use green to indicate​ (c)  

• bodies of water
• mountains
• Plains
• Roads
• Sand

In this 1754 political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin, what does the severed snake represent?

• Unity among the American colonies.
• Strength of the British Empire.
• The American colonies under British rule

• Independence from European powers.

What is the role of the compass rose in maps?

• The compass rose indicates the type of map being used.
• The compass rose marks the elevation of the terrain.
• The compass rose shows the scale of the map.
• The compass rose indicates directions on a map.

What was the Westward expansion?

• The establishment of trade routes between the East and West coasts of the U.S.
• The migration of European settlers to Australia in the 19th century.
• A military campaign to conquer Canada in the 18th century.
• The Westward expansion was the 19th-century movement of settlers into the western territories of the United States.