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WorksheetsThemes in History
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these is a primary source about the American Civil War?
a)
a photograph of a Civil War military camp
b)
a battle map from 1920s textbook
c)
a biography about a soldiers experience
d)
a gravestone of a soldier who died in 1900
2.
In a newspaper article about an election campaign, which of these would be a sign of bias?
a)
The reporter addresses both candidates platform
b)
The reporter presents an opinion poll of from a random participants
c)
The reporter clearly wants one side to win.
d)
The reporter recently registered to vote.
3.
The process of dividing history into periods of time is called
a)
categorization
b)
globalization
c)
universalization
d)
periodization
4.
The spread of Buddhism from India to China and later Japan is an example of
a)
political revolution
b)
cultural diffusion
c)
social roles
d)
economic trade
5.
Which of the following events illustrate the theme of economic structures?
a)
the writing of books setting out basic theories about religion and faith
b)
the formation of colonies claimed for imperial power
c)
the movement of people to the Americas for freedom
d)
the competition of European powers to control natural resources in the Americas
6.
When examining human-environment interaction, which question about 14th century England would a historian be most likely to ask?
a)
How were villages, towns, and cities governed?
b)
What was life like for the royal family in a stone castle?
c)
What happened to the price of wool as sheep farming increased?
d)
How did changes in the global climate affect English agriculture?
7.
Why do historians study social structures in different times and places?
a)
to find out how people and families lived
b)
to learn how farmers made a living
c)
to understand how city-states grew into empires
d)
to explain why societies adopted different religions
8.
Customs related to the position of men and women in society
a)
Gender Roles
b)
Bias
c)
Sptrail Frames
d)
Kinship
9.
A human made object from the past
a)
Artifact
b)
Evidence
c)
Point of View
d)
Kinship
10.
Which of the following themes is illustrated by the nature and growth of empires, large territories controlled by a single ruler or state?
a)
cultural
b)
social
c)
political
d)
economc
11.
Which theme is illustrated by painting, music, architecture, literature, and other arts; such as the Kandinsky abstract painting shown?
a)
cultural
b)
social
c)
economic
d)
human-environment interaction
12.
As a result of increased trade routes from Asia in the 1300s the bubonic plague spread throughout Europe. Which theme is illustrated?
a)
cultural
b)
economic
c)
political
d)
human-environment interaction
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