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WorksheetsHow Do We Study History?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
True or False. A historian uses evidence from the past to make an argument.
True
False
Which type of anthropology would be used to explain how complex societies are formed?
Cultural Anthropology
Physical Anthropology
Which of the following are phases of Archaeological work:
(Select all that apply)
Reconnaissance (finding where artifacts are located)
Classification (identifying what they are or what they might have been used for, what time period they originate in, etc.)
Undeniable Explanation (creating an exact explanation of the artifact's importance that cannot be argued with by anyone)
Excavation (digging/extracting artifacts from where they are found)
True or False. Authors and filmmakers sometimes consult with historians to make sure their work is accurate.
True
False
Which type of anthropology is concerned with how humans fit into nature?
Cultural anthropology
Physical anthropology
True or False. Non-artifactual materials are objects that can tell us about past humans, but were not actually made by people (such as plants, animal bones, or charcoal).
True
False
Most of what we know about prehistoric cultures comes from which field?
Etymology
Archaeology
History
Anthropology
What is the image in the bottom right that tells you what the different colors and symbols represent called?
A key
A scale
A title
A compass rose
Which type of map would be most useful for getting data on a particular set of information (such as population density, rainfall, income inequality, etc)?
thematic map
physical map
climatic map
political map
A cartographer is someone who...
makes carts
makes maps
creates a blueprint for car building
digs up fossils and animal bones
A graphical representation of the earth, in three dimensional form, is called what?
a chart
a map
A globe
a compass
True or False. It is more common to have historical sources come from governments or wealthy individuals because they are seen as important enough to keep, while artifacts from every-day people are not preserved as commonly.
True
False
True or False. Using historical sources can be a bit like a puzzle because there are usually many different pieces, and sometimes missing pieces, that need to be understood before a historian can explain a phenomenon.
True
False
True or False. There is a set definition of what "good historical evidence is" and this doesn't change based on the questions you ask or what you are researching.
True
False
What type of source is a first-hand account of an event?
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
True or False: Primary accounts include speeches, letters, interviews and diaries.
True
False
Which type of anthropology would be used to explain the process of human evolution?
Physical anthropology
Cultural anthropology
Which type of anthropology is concerned with how humans create and develop societies?
Physical anthropology
Cultural anthropology
True or False. Maps have distortions because they are a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional object.
True
False
A graphical representation of the earth, in two dimensional form, is called what?
A map
A globe
A chart
A compass
