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Unit 1: What is History?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

is a method used to identify a year. It means "a year in our time" (rather than a year a very long time ago). It is the system for recording dates used almost everywhere around the world today

a)

BCE

b)

Common Era

c)

Hijri

d)

BC

2.

Arranged in order of time of occurrence is called

a)

chronological

b)

BCE

c)

Artifact

d)

random

3.

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

a)

chronological

b)

artifact

c)

bias

d)

opinion

4.

They are created by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented.

a)

opinion

b)

perspective

c)

secondary sources

d)

Primary sources

5.

Abdulaziz says to his friend "The most interesting part of history for me is studying ancient civilization." This is known as his _________

a)

perspective

b)

primary source

c)

fact

d)

opinion

6.

The year 2019 is in which century?

a)

20th century

b)

21st century

c)

22nd century

d)

19th century

7.

Which of the following is FALSE?

a)

A millennium is 1000 years

b)

A century is 100 years

c)

A decade is 50 years

d)

A year is 365 days

8.

Which of the following is a fact?

a)

Africa is the second biggest continent in area size.

b)

Many countries in Africa have very interesting flags

c)

Swaziland has the scariest cliffs in the African continent

d)

The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa was very memorable

9.

a prejudiced view (either for or against); a preference

a)

artifact

b)

source

c)

bias

d)

anachronism

10.

A book, article, person, or other resource consulted for information.

a)

preference

b)

bias

c)

facts

d)

source