WorksheetsChapter 1 World History Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Prehistory refers to the era of time before people developed writing.
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An event that occurred in the year 500 B.C. happened before an event that took place in 750 B.C.
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False
Historians cannot learn about people from the past if they do not have written records.
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False
A statement of fact expresses only what can be proven by evidence.
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False
Research material can be gathered from works of fiction, nonfiction, or persuasive writing.
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False
A scholarly journal might contain an article by a historian.
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Historians study events occurring over long periods of time as opposed to studying events that happened over just one or two days.
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False
A historian can trust a primary source document to be a true and unbiased account of what occurred.
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False
The main job of a historian is to
examine the causes or reasons that something happened in the past.
open new museums to display a variety of ancient artifacts.
teach history and social studies and keep a journal.
travel around the world, finding archaeologists to work with.
We can use our knowledge of the past to help us
discover who is to blame for starting wars.
learn more about modern technology.
make decisions for the future.
write more interesting books.
Historians divide the past into larger blocks of time known as
centuries.
decades.
eras.
millenniums.
The Julian calendar started counting years from the
birth of Julius Caesar.
death of Jesus.
end of the Hebrew calendar.
founding of Rome.
The Gregorian calendar
did not allow for leap years.
has been in use for more than 3,000 years.
was based on an event of religious importance.
was immediately accepted all over the world.
The study of fossils from prehistoric times is called
anthropology.
archaeology.
geology.
paleontology.
When historians interpret a document, one way that they can determine if the source is trustworthy is by
investigating the social status of its creator.
finding out the age of the writer.
evaluating how much information is contained in the document.
considering the point of view of the author.
The study of human culture and how it develops over time is called
archaeology.
anthropology.
prehistory.
paleontology.
Historians can learn about ancient civilizations by studying items such as weapons, tools, and pottery, which are called
fossils.
species.
treasure.
artifacts.
The remains of plant and animal life from an earlier time are called __.
Fossils
Artifacts.
Garbage
Leftovers
Cave paintings from prehistoric eras would be considered
fossilized remains.
historical data.
primary sources.
secondary sources.
An example of a secondary source would be
the biography of a famous general.
a hand-drawn map by an explorer.
the election records from a presidential race in 1860.
a letter written from the battlefield to a soldier’s wife.
Primary sources
are usually unreliable since the writers were probably biased.
were written or created by the people who saw or experienced the event.
can only be found in the reference sections of large libraries.
include biographies, encyclopedias, or history books.
Letters, diaries, and government records are examples of secondary sources.
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False
Historians who study the same historical topic will come to the same conclusion about the event.
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False
The study of history can help us make decisions about the future because
people and events from the past are no different than those in the present and future.
the same events tend to happen again and again.
people who study history are usually smart and are more likely to make better decisions.
historical instances of conflict and cooperation are examples that we can learn from.
A reliable source
may contain some biased information.
is written from a trustworthy point of view.
is usually a secondary source.
must be a primary source.
An example of a secondary source would be
a ship’s manifest.
an explorer’s journal.
the biography of a pharaoh.
an arrowhead found at a dig site.
