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History Revision

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which date is the oldest?

a)

1700 BC

b)

1850 BC

c)

1700 AD

d)

2019 AD

2.

Which date is the oldest?

a)

1600 BCE

b)

1350 BC

c)

2001 AD

d)

1480 CE

3.

Which date is the most recent?

a)

1945 AD

b)

1901 CE

c)

160,000 BC

d)

1250 BCE

4.

Which date is the most recent?

a)

1400 AD

b)

1400 BC

c)

1400 BCE

d)

1450 CE

5.

Which century represents the year 1788?

a)

18th Century

b)

17th Century

c)

19th Century

d)

16th Century

6.

To calculate which century a year is in, you add one to the hundreds column (eg. 1788 is in the 18th century).

a)

True

b)

False

7.

To calculate the century a year is in, you add 2 to the tens column (eg. 1788 is in the 19th century).

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which date is in the 20th century?

a)

1898

b)

1901

c)

2010

d)

2005

9.

Which date is in the 15th century AD?

a)

1645 AD

b)

1732 BC

c)

1480 BC

d)

1480 AD

10.

Which dates are in the correct order?

a)

160,000 BC, 120,000 BC, 12,000 BC, 1403 AD, 2007 AD.

b)

12,000 BC, 120,000BC, 160,000 BC, 1403 AD, 2007 AD.

c)

1403 AD, 2007 AD, 12,000 BC, 120,000BC, 160,000 BC.

d)

12,000 BC, 120,000BC, 160,000 BC, 2007 AD, 1403 AD.

11.

Which dates are in the correct order?

a)

1,000 BCE, 74,000 BC, 1280 AD, 2019 CE.

b)

74,000 BC, 1280 AD, 2019 CE, 1,000 BCE.

c)

74,000 BC, 1,000 BCE, 1280 AD, 2019 CE.

d)

1280 AD, 2019 CE, 1,000 BCE, 74,000 BC.

12.

The invention of artefacts (eg. the stone wheel) can significantly change the way modern humans life day to day.

a)

True.

b)

False.

13.

Climatic events (eg. Ice ages) can significantly change the way humans live.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Natural Disasters (eg. Volcanic Eruptions) will not affect the way humans live if they are close by.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A primary source is...

a)

something that was created after the time of a historical event

b)

something that was created at the time of a historical event

c)

another word for an artefact

d)

another word for a secondary source

16.

A secondary source is...

a)

another word for a primary source

b)

another word for an artefact

c)

something that was created at the time of a historical event

d)

something that was created after the time of a historical event

17.

Historians can learn a lot about human history from studying ancient artefacts such as:

a)

Tollund Man and Ice Man

b)

Stone weapons and tools from the 'Stone Age'

c)

Old rocks and fossils such as dinosaur bones

18.

An artefact is ...

a)

a dinosaur bone

b)

anything an archaeologist may find

c)

an object made or altered by people

d)

a secondary source

19.

Bias is...

a)

a perspective that is all inclusive.

b)

a detailed source of evidence.

c)

a perspective that is one-sided.

d)

something that shows a source is reliable.

20.

Skeletal remains of Mungo Man (which are approximately 40,000 years old and were found in 1974 at Lake Mungo, New South Wales, Australia) established...

a)

...just how long the 'First Australians' have inhabited Australia.

b)

...that bones can survive a long time.

c)

...the area used to be a lake.

21.

This is a Midden from Lake Mungo. Middens are the remains of meals, usually many meals. What does this midden indicate was available to eat at the time for Mungo Man?

a)

Giant kangaroos

b)

Seeds

c)

Fish and mussels

d)

Emus

22.

Look at this source, what can it tell us about Gladiator fighting?

a)

It was brutal and involved bloodshed.

b)

It was fun and harmless.

c)

It involved armour and fighting animals such as lions.

d)

It was done in the past.