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Timelines & Sources

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Timelines must be in _____________ order
a)
newest to oldest
b)
guess
c)
no
d)
chronological/sequential
2.
Chronological order means
a)

first to last in time order

b)
will happen in the future
c)
never happened
d)
last to first
3.
Timelines should include 
a)
predictions about the future
b)
unimportant events
c)
important events
4.
A timeline can represent any length of time.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
Which event on this timeline happened FIRST? 
a)
Last use of hieroglyphic writing
b)
Rosetta Stone is carved
c)
Settlers in Nile Valley
d)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
6.
What interval is being used (blue lines)?
a)
1000 years
b)
no even interval!
c)
500 years
d)
400 years
7.
Could an event from 1987 be placed on this timeline? 
a)
YES
b)
NO
8.
What interval is being used?
a)
25 years
b)
150 years
c)
50 years
d)
no interval used
9.
Which happened first, the building of the Pyramids or the development of hieroglyphic writing?
a)
Pyramids of Giza built
b)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
10.
How many years does this timeline represent? 
a)
8 years
b)
150 years
c)
4 years
d)
1850-1950 years
11.
What was released in 2006?
a)
Office 2003
b)
BluRay Players
c)
Xbox 360
12.
Ben Franklin moved to London between the years 1720 and 1730.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
In what city was Ben Franklin born?
a)
Boston
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Reading
14.
What happened right BEFORE the person ate breakfast?
a)
He got dressed
b)
He caught the bus
c)
He brushed his teeth
15.
What interval is being used?
a)
25 years
b)
150 years
c)
50 years
d)
no interval used
16.

A diary written by a miner named Lucky Noah who lived in Idaho in the 1870's.


Is the diary a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

17.

A website called "The Complete Internet Encyclopedia" that has a page about mining.


Is the website a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

18.

A map of "Ghost Towns and Gold Mines of Idaho" published as the mines were being discovered.


Is the map a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

19.

Original letters to Queen Victoria were found in an antique desk.


Are the letters a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

20.

A newspaper article published in 2011 about how the town was founded in 1821.


Is the article a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

21.

A student explaining what school was like when they shut down in Spring of 2020 due to Covid-19.


Is the explanation a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

22.

Serena wrote a book report on Michelle Obama's life.


Is the book report a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary