WorksheetsHISTORY PERIODS
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
History is everything that happened in the past.
True
False
What are historical sources?
The main periods of history.
Anything that gives us information about the past.
music, songs, sayings and stories.
Main historical sources:
prehistory sources, written sources, graphic sources, oral and sound sources.
prehistory sources, ancient history sources, medieval sources, modern and contemporary sources.
material sources, written sources, graphic sources, oral and sound sources.
Material sources
are archeological remains and include buildings, coins, clothes, furniture, tools and human and animal bones.
include letters, novels, newspapers, contracts, invoices and birth certificates.
include drawings, paintings, mosaics, engravings, photographs and films.
include music, songs, sayings and stories that have either been handed down orally or recorded.
Graphic sources
are archeological remains and include buildings, coins, clothes, furniture, tools and human and animal bones.
include letters, novels, newspapers, contracts, invoices and birth certificates.
include drawings, paintings, mosaics, engravings, photographs and films.
include music, songs, sayings and stories that have either been handed down orally or recorded.
Oral and sound sources
are archeological remains and include buildings, coins, clothes, furniture, tools and human and animal bones.
include letters, novels, newspapers, contracts, invoices and birth certificates.
include drawings, paintings, mosaics, engravings, photographs and films.
include music, songs, sayings and stories that have either been handed down orally or recorded.
Written sources
are archeological remains and include buildings, coins, clothes, furniture, tools and human and animal bones.
include letters, novels, newspapers, contracts, invoices and birth certificates.
include drawings, paintings, mosaics, engravings, photographs and films.
include music, songs, sayings and stories that have either been handed down orally or recorded.
There were two main periods of prehistory: the Palaeolithic and the Ancient History.
True
False
Nomads means:
that they moved from place to place to look for food and shelter.
that they stayed in one place for long periods of time.
Sedentary means:
that they moved from place to place to look for food and shelter.
that they stayed in one place for long periods of time.
During Neolithic people started to live in one place and form communities
True
False
Prehistory began ...
4000 years ago
500 years ago
2.000.000 million years ago
200 years ago
Ancient History is the period of History that finishes when people learned to read and write.
True
False
In Ancient History there were important civilisations around the Mediterranean Sea, which ones?
Greeks
Romans
Phoenicians
All answers are true
Ancients History started ...
4000 years ago
500 years ago
2.000.000 million years ago
200 years ago
In the Roman civilisation we could find:
caves, megaliths and simple tools.
theatres, circuses and amphitheatres.
castles and churches.
The first Olimpic Games were in
Greece
Spain
Italy
During Prehistory they learned to obtain metals, such us copper and bronze, which they used to make tools and utensils.
True
False
The name of the social and economic system established during Middle Ages is ...
feudalism
islamic civilisation
kingdoms
During Middle Ages there were four groups of Christians:
muslims, clergy, craftsmen and merchants and finally peasants.
Nobles, clergy, craftsmen and merchants and finally peasants.
Nobles, animals, craftsmen and merchants and finally peasants.
The name of the Islamic territory in the south of Spain was called Al-Andalus.
True
False
In ___________ a sailor called Christopher Columbus discovered America.
1492
1942
1249
1924
Christopher Columbus wanted to discover a new sea route across the:
Atlantic Ocean to Africa.
Atlantic Ocean to Europe.
Atlantic Ocean to India
He found a new:
country
continent
civilization
president
During Middle Ages most of people used to live in:
big cities
villages
ships
Modern Age started ...
4000 years ago
500 years ago
2.000.000 million years ago
200 years ago
Contemporary Age started ...
4000 years ago
500 years ago
2.000.000 million years ago
200 years ago
Contemporary age was
the time of nomads.
a time of discovery and scientific invention.
the time of castles and churches.
a time of industry and changes in society.
Important contemporary inventions are:
x-ray, vaccinations, radio, telephone and steam engine.
printing press, compass and accurate maps.
theatres, circuses, amphitheatres, aqueducts and public baths.
writing, ceramic objhects, fire and tools.
