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What is History?

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is culture?
a)
the way of life that includes religion,ideas, art, tools
b)
people uniting under one flag
c)
the use of land for growing crops 
d)
the study of artifacts
2.
This person writes about the past 
a)
Chemist
b)
Archeologist
c)
Biologist
d)
Historian
3.
People who study cultures by piecing bits of information together to give a picture of the past
a)
Archeologist
b)
Historian
c)
Chemist
d)
Biologist
4.
What is used to measure or record the events and cultures in order that they happen
a)
imperialism
b)
timelines
c)
maps
d)
artifacts
5.
what do the initials A.D. stand for?
a)
Anno Domini
b)
Always Decide
c)
After Death
d)
A Destiny
6.
What does B.C. stand for?
a)
be careful
b)
British Columbia
c)
dating before the year Jesus Christ was born
d)
before civilization
7.
A piece of cloth, tool, or painting on a wall found in diggings of a ruin would be called 
a)
artifact
b)
idea
c)
culture
d)
arch
8.
A simple handmade tool
a)
artifact
b)
revolution
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
9.
This is useful in comparing dates of historical events
a)
Timeline
b)
History
c)
Imperialism
d)
Artifacts
10.
Which of these would be a primary source?
a)
A photo taken at an event
b)
A drawing based on an eyewitness description
c)
A chapter from a textbook
d)
A summary of a letter to the president
11.
What is History?
a)
Things that are on TV
b)
Thing that happened in the past
c)
Things that will happen in the future
d)
Things that happened third period
12.
Where information comes from, like a newspaper, witness, TV, internet is a .....
a)
source
b)
fake news
c)
lie told to you
d)
document
13.
A ______________ is an important paper that can be used as evidence in history
a)
textbook
b)
document
c)
newspaper
d)
library card
14.
What is an artefact?
a)
An object made or altered by people
b)
any object from the past
c)
object on display in musuem
d)
a truth about the past
15.
What does the term BCE mean?
a)
Before Christ Era
b)
Before Common Era
c)
Before Christian Era
d)
Before Christ's Ececution
16.
Which century does the year 1150CE fall in?
a)
12
b)
11
c)
50
d)
51
17.
What is a secondary source?
a)
A source created during the period the historian is investigating
b)
source from a secondary school textbook
c)
a reconstruction of the past by people living at a later time
d)
a visual source
18.
Secondary Sources are always more reliable than primary sources
a)
True
b)
False
19.
An eye witness to an event will always be the most reliable source
a)
False
b)
True
20.
What is the period before writing was invented called?
a)
Prehistory
b)
Ancient History
c)
Modern History
d)
Before History
21.
Which of the following are in correct chronological order?
a)
395 CE 218 BCE 44BCE
b)
44 BCE 27 BCE 218 BCE
c)
218 BCE 44BCE 27 BCE
d)
27 BCE 218 BCE 44 BCE
22.
History is important because?
a)
We can learn from past mistakes
b)
We can learn about other cultures
c)
We know what happened in the past
d)
All of the above
23.

What does AD mean in English

a)

Awesome Dalmation

b)

After days

c)

In the year of our lord

d)

The years after the ice age

24.

BCE means

a)

before christ evolved

b)

before Christians eat

c)

before common era

d)

before Christmas everyday

25.

A decade is...

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1000 years

26.

A century is...

a)

100 years

b)

10 years

c)

1000 years

27.

The year 1765 is in which century?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

28.

The year 5 is in which century

a)

0 century

b)

1st century

c)

2nd century

d)

3rd century

29.

Which of these is in the 10th century BC

a)

956 bc

b)

967

c)

657 bc

d)

1002 bc

30.

The study of dinosaur fossils from prehistoric times is called

a)

Anthropology.

b)

Archaeology

c)

Geology

d)

Paleontology

31.

What other job is similar to the study of history?

a)

Engineer

b)

Detective

c)

Librarian

d)

Doctor

32.

A period of 1000 years

a)

Century

b)

Millennium

c)

Decade

d)

Era

33.

A long and distinct period of history

a)

Century

b)

Millennium

c)

Decade

d)

Era

34.

The study of past human life and activities by studying the bones, tools, and artifacts of ancient people.

a)

Paleontology

b)

Anthropology

c)

Archaeology

d)

Biology

35.

Common Era

a)

B.C

b)

C.E

c)

B.C.E

d)

A.D

36.

In the year of our Lord

a)

B.C

b)

C.E

c)

B.C.E

d)

A.D

37.

Before Christ

a)

B.C

b)

C.E

c)

B.C.E

d)

A.D

38.

A time period equivalent to “BC”

a)

B.C

b)

C.E

c)

B.C.E

d)

A.D

39.
What is an era?
a)
large blocks of time
b)
a body part
c)
10 years
d)
Joe Schmo
40.
Ten centuries groupd together is called a...
a)
1,000 years
b)
decade
c)
10,000
d)
millenium
41.
The time before written history.
a)
history
b)
today
c)
prehistory
d)
tomorrow
42.
The time before written history.
a)
history
b)
today
c)
prehistory
d)
tomorrow
43.
A system for arranging days in order.
a)
app
b)
calendar
c)
planner
d)
my brain
44.
Developed by Pope Gregory XIII
a)
Gregorian Calendar
b)
Julian Calendar
c)
Gregorian Chant
d)
Greg Garvon
45.
This calendar includes leap years.
a)
Gregorian
b)
Julian
46.
Most of the world uses this calendar...
a)
Julian
b)
Gregorian
47.
There is no year _____________ when dating events.
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
48.
Study of the past by looking at what people left behind.
a)
peopleology
b)
archaeology
c)
paleontology
49.
Also looks at prehistoric times.
a)
archaeology
b)
paleontology
c)
scientology
50.
study of human culture and how it develops over time.
a)
schoology
b)
archaeology
c)
paleontology
d)
anthropology
51.

A.D. 1500 to present

a)

Medieval

b)

Modern

c)

Ancient

d)

Technological

52.

A.D. 500 to A.D. 1500

a)

Medieval

b)

Modern

c)

Ancient

d)

Technological

53.

Creation to A.D. 500

a)

Medieval

b)

Modern

c)

Ancient

d)

Technological

54.

A source from some time after the period being studied is a ________ source.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

55.

A source from the period being studied is a ______ source.

a)

primary

b)

secondary

56.

Digging up mummies in Egypt is an example of...

a)

Discovery

b)

Archeology

c)

Species

d)

Paleontology

57.

Historians divide the past into larger blocks of time known as...

a)

fossils

b)

decades

c)

eras

d)

periods

58.

Firsthand pieces of evidence are...

a)

secondary sources

b)

third sources

c)

primary sources

d)

biased sources

59.

An example of an artifact is..

a)

an ax from caveman times

b)

an ancient scroll

c)

both a and b

d)

none of the above

60.

A document or written work created after an event

a)

secondary source

b)

evidence

c)

point of view

d)

primary source

61.

Something that shows proof that something is true

a)

evidence

b)

point of view

c)

bias

d)

primary source

62.

What year was Geometric art popular in?

a)

500

b)

200

c)

800

d)

3000

63.

What kind of art was popular in 3000 b.c.?

a)

classical

b)

archaic

c)

Geometric

d)

Minoan/ Mycenaean

64.

What kind of source is this?

a)

Primary source

b)

evidence

c)

biased source

d)

secondary source

65.

The period of classical Greek art began and ended in

a)

700-600

b)

250-200

c)

450-350

d)

3000-1500

66.

Review: What kind of line is this?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

globe line

67.
Ancient
a)
Very, very old
b)
Food, shelter, and clothing
c)
The way in with people live in a large area with a similar culture.
d)
Story of the past.
68.
History
a)
Very, very old
b)
Food, shelter, and clothing
c)
The way in with people live in a large area with a similar culture.
d)
Story of the past.
69.

Which of these sets of dates are in chronological order?

a)

100 BC > 200 BC > 300 BC > 50 BC

b)

3000 BC > 1000 BC > 100 AD > 2000 AD

c)

2000 AD > 4000 AD > 200 BC > 50 BC

d)

1000 AD > 5000 AD > 3000 BC > 8000 BC

70.

Which of these are an example of a PRIMARY source?

a)

Diary

b)

Textbook

c)

Biography

71.

An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is an example of which kind of source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

72.

Which of these dates came first/is the oldest?

a)

5000 BCE

b)

5000 CE

c)

8000 BCE

d)

8000 CE

73.

Which era do we learn about in this class, that goes from 3500 BC to 500 AD?

a)

Prehistory

b)

Ancient History

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Modern History

74.

A primary source is

a)

never important because it is so old

b)

the only important source there is

c)

a second hand account of an event, written by people who were not there

d)

a first hand account of an event, written by people who were there

75.

If you were a paleontologist, what kinds of objects would you study?

a)

Fossils and Bones

b)

What people in Mexico eat

c)

The clothing of Christopher Columbus

d)

Stone weapons

76.

Which of these is NOT a reason we study history?

a)

To learn about our past and present

b)

To make decisions about the future

c)

To teach us who we are and how we fit in the human story

d)

To write very interesting textbooks

77.

Which of these came first?

a)

2000 AD

b)

2007 AD

c)

2010 AD

d)

2018 AD

78.

A secondary source is:

a)

a piece of useless information in history

b)

the most important document we can use in history

c)

a first hand account of an event, when the person was actually there

d)

a second hand account of an event, when the person was not actually there

79.

A textbook is a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

80.

A textbook is a

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

81.

An anthropologist would probably study something like

a)

fossils

b)

dinosaur bones

c)

how humans interact with one another

d)

the first wheel ever created

82.

An anthropologist would probably study something like

a)

fossils

b)

dinosaur bones

c)

how humans interact with one another

d)

the first wheel ever created

83.

What is the difference between BC and BCE?

a)

I don't know

b)

There is absolutely no difference

c)

BCE is the religious term BC is not

d)

BC is the religious term BCE is not

84.

Which of these is not a primary source?

a)

live newscast

b)

autobiography

c)

interview

d)

biography

85.

Which of these is not a secondary source

a)

interview

b)

textbook

c)

novel

d)

encyclopedia

86.

Which of the following is a secondary source?

a)

autobiography

b)

speech

c)

diary

d)

novel

87.

What are some examples of fossils?

a)

skeleton

b)

teeth

c)

leaf imprint

d)

animal imprint

e)

an old bike

88.

What are some examples of artifacts

a)

bones

b)

necklaces

c)

tools

d)

weapons

89.

The beliefs, customs and values that people have are part of their...

a)

culture

b)

environment

c)

resources

d)

climate

90.
The Gregorian Calendar 
a)
lost one day every 128 years
b)
is also known as the Hebrew Calendar.
c)
is still in use today
d)
was developed by Julius Caesar
91.
The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called
a)
archaeology
b)
anthropology
c)
prehistory
d)
paleontology
92.
The first historical era, more than 5,500 years ago, is called _______ and refers to a time before people developed writing.
a)
prehistory
b)
history
c)
archaeology
d)
paleontology
93.
In the Gregorian calendar, events are dated either before or after the birth of 
a)
Jesus
b)
Mohamed
c)
Moses
d)
Darth Vader
94.
Historians can learn about ancient civilizations by studying items such as weapons, tools, and pottery, which are called
a)
fossils
b)
artifacts
c)
species
d)
treasure
95.
The remains of plant and animal life from an earlier time are called
a)
species
b)
fossil
c)
era
d)
artifact

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