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WIH CFE review

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An autobiography is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
2.
A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.
a)
Secondary Source
b)
Primary Source
3.
A classmate giving a report about Cleopatra. The classmate giving the report is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
4.
Adam told me that someone got hurt during gym when he was there. Adam is the...
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
5.
A map drawn by Christopher Columbus is a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
6.
A photograph is an example of a
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
7.

My grandmother found a diary written by a daughter of a Civil War soldier dated from 1863-1865. She talked about what the war was like in New Orleans. Is that a primary document?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.
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
9.
What does the term BCE mean?
a)
Before Christ Era
b)
Before Common Era
c)
Before Christian Era
d)
Before Christ's Ececution
10.
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
11.
Secondary Sources are always more reliable than primary sources
a)
True
b)
False
12.
An eye witness to an event will always be the most reliable source
a)
False
b)
True
13.
What is the name of a person who digs up evidence?
a)
Palaeontologist
b)
Forensic Biologist
c)
Archaeologist
d)
Dendrochronologist
14.
What is the period before writing was invented called?
a)
Prehistory
b)
Ancient History
c)
Modern History
d)
Before History
15.
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
16.
History is the study of the past.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
A person who studies the past is an: 
a)
police officer
b)
store owner
c)
veterinarian 
d)
historian
18.
This is 
a)
a graph
b)
a table
c)
collage
d)
video
19.
This is 
a)
a document
b)
a table
c)
collage
d)
video
20.
This is 
a)
a document
b)
a table
c)
graph
d)
map
21.
This is 
a)
a document
b)
a table
c)
graph
d)
map
22.
This is 
a)
timeline
b)
a table
c)
graph
d)
map
23.
Shows when things happened and keeps them in order.
a)
timeline
b)
artwork
c)
graph
d)
map
24.
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
25.
What is used to measure or record the events and cultures in order that they happen
a)
imperialism
b)
timelines
c)
maps
d)
artifacts
26.
what do the initials A.D. stand for?
a)
Anno Domini
b)
Always Decide
c)
After Death
d)
A Destiny
27.
What does B.C. stand for?
a)
be careful
b)
British Columbia
c)
dating before the year Jesus Christ was born
d)
before civilization
28.
The use of land for growing crops and raising animals
a)
Culture
b)
Revolution
c)
Agriculture
d)
Imperialism
29.
Archeologist are people who search for what?
a)
Gold
b)
Arcs
c)
Artifacts
d)
Oil
30.
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
31.
What helped to make life easier?
a)
artifacts
b)
cultures
c)
inventions
d)
wars
32.

People who study cultures by piecing bits of information together to give a picture of the past

a)

Anthropologist

b)

Historian

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Paleontologist

33.

A simple handmade tool

a)

artifact

b)

fossil

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

34.
The society and culture of a people, place or period
a)
History
b)
Artifacts
c)
Timelines
d)
Civilization
35.
This is useful in comparing dates of historical events
a)
Timeline
b)
History
c)
Imperialism
d)
Artifacts
36.
What is History?
a)
maps of long ago
b)
use of land for growing
c)
Changing of times & ideas
d)
a way of life
37.

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

a)

Discovery

b)

Archeology

c)

Species

d)

Paleontology

38.

How many years in a century

a)

1000

b)

10

c)

a long period of time

d)

100

39.

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

a)

fossils

b)

decades

c)

eras

d)

periods

40.

Firsthand pieces of evidence are...

a)

secondary sources

b)

third sources

c)

primary sources

d)

biased sources

41.

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

42.

A document or written work created after an event

a)

secondary source

b)

evidence

c)

point of view

d)

primary source

43.

How many years in a millennium

a)

100

b)

1000

c)

10

d)

many many years

44.

Something that shows proof that something is true

a)

evidence

b)

point of view

c)

bias

d)

primary source

45.

What year was Geometric art popular in?

a)

500

b)

200

c)

800

d)

3000

46.

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

a)

classical

b)

archaic

c)

Geometric

d)

Minoan/ Mycenaean

47.

What kind of source is this?

a)

Primary source

b)

evidence

c)

biased source

d)

secondary source

48.

The period of classical Greek art began and ended in

a)

700-600

b)

250-200

c)

450-350

d)

3000-1500

49.

How many years in a decade

a)

100

b)

1000

c)

50

d)

10

50.

Review: What kind of line is this?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

equator

d)

globe line

51.
A group of 100 years is known as a(n)
a)
era
b)
century
c)
millennium
d)
decade
52.
The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called
a)
archaeology
b)
anthropology
c)
prehistory
d)
paleontology
53.
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
54.
In the Gregorian calendar, events are dated either before or after the birth of 
a)
Jesus
b)
Mohamed
c)
Moses
d)
Darth Vader
55.
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
56.
The remains of plant and animal life from an earlier time are called
a)
species
b)
fossil
c)
era
d)
artifact
57.
Which of the following is a cardinal direction?
a)
northwest
b)
east
c)
southeast
d)
lake
58.
What is geography?
a)
the study of Earth
b)
the study of fossils
c)
the study of people
d)
the study of history
59.
Map scale shows what?
a)
directions
b)
cities
c)
distance
d)
time
60.
Which of the following states border Ohio?
a)
Cleveland
b)
Texas
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Indiana
61.
We live on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
62.
If one inch is equivalent to five miles.  How many miles is ten inches?
a)
60
b)
20
c)
50
d)
100
63.
Ten centuries groupd together is called a...
a)
1,000 years
b)
decade
c)
10,000
d)
millenium
64.
Correct order of time periods.
a)
Prehistory, Middle Ages, Ancient History, Modern History
b)
Ancient History, Prehistory, Middle Ages, Modern History
c)
Prehistory, Ancient History, Middle Ages, Modern History
65.

To learn the answers to the historical questions, historians look for _____________

a)

textbooks

b)

evidence

c)

secondary sources

66.

Historians use the evidence they read in historical sources to ____________what happened in the past.

a)

Gregorian

b)

artifacts

c)

interpret

67.

The study of dinosaur fossils from prehistoric times is called

a)

Anthropology.

b)

Archaeology

c)

Geology

d)

Paleontology

68.

What other job is similar to the study of history?

a)

Engineer

b)

Detective

c)

Librarian

d)

Doctor

69.

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

70.

A time period equivalent to “BC”

a)

B.C

b)

C.E

c)

B.C.E

d)

A.D

71.

What does archaeology mean?

a)

Is the study of the past by looking at what people left behind.

b)

The study fossils.

c)

The study of the human culture.

72.

What does PALEONTOLOGY mean?

a)

Is the study of the past by looking at what people left behind.

b)

The study of fossils.

c)

The study of the human culture .

73.

What does anthropology mean?

a)

Is the study of the past by looking at what people left behind.

b)

The study of fossils.

c)

Is the study of the human culture

74.

Secondary Source is ......

a)

Firsthand evidence of an event in history.

b)

A document or written work created after an event.

c)

An explanation of the meaning of something.

75.

What is an Opinion?

a)

Is based on what you believe.

b)

Is based on evidence.

c)

An opinion cannot be argued.

76.

What is a Fact?

a)

Is a statement based on emotions.

b)

Is a statement based on evidence.

c)

Is something that you believe is true.

d)

Is something that can be argued.

77.

What is an Era?

a)

A period of 1000 years

b)

A long and distinct period of history

c)

A period of 100 years