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Thinking Like A Historian

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ is the information that can prove your point or support your conclusion.

a)

Chronology

b)

Evidence

c)

Point of view

d)

Primary sources

2.

A document or record of past events created by people who were present at that time is called ____________.

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Corroboration

d)

Sourcing

3.

A ________________ is written after the time period by an expert or historian and can include books, magazines, and short articles.

a)

primary Source

b)

secondary Source

c)

bias

d)

artifact

4.
My friends and I found an old wedding dress in our attic. My father said it belonged to my grandmother. What is the dress?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
5.

My friend Tim told me about some rumor he heard about on social media. When he tells me about the rumor he heard- What is he?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

6.

A long period of time with similar characteristics

a)

era

b)

decade

c)

century

7.

An unreasoned emotional judgement or feeling

a)

bias

b)

mean

c)

wrong

8.

A painting done in 1975 of people escaping on the Underground Railroad.

a)

primary source

b)

secondary source

9.

Which of the following are examples of secondary sources? (Select all the correct answers.)

a)

encyclopedias

b)

biographies

c)

wikipedia.org

d)

textbooks

10.

Which of the following are examples of primary sources? (Select all the correct answers.)

a)

pottery

b)

textbooks

c)

songs

d)

magazines

11.

A century is

a)

1 year

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1,000 years

12.

Which of the following is NOT correct?

a)

AD = CE

b)

BC = BCE

c)

BC = CE

13.

What does A.D stand for?

a)

Apple Devices

b)

After Death

c)

Anno Domini

d)

After Decades

14.

Which occurred first?

a)

Alexander the Great founds Alexandria

b)

The god Amun-Ra was created

c)

The New Kingdom was founded

d)

The Chariot is introduced

15.

How long was it between the first Step Pyramid and the Romans conquering Egypt?

a)

2,980 Years

b)

2,318 Years

c)

2,320 Years

d)

2, 982 Years