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WorksheetsHistory Skills and Concepts Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
The time before some human beings began to write down their history is called...
...the modern period.
...the ancient period.
...the medieval period.
...the prehistoric period.
When scientists refer to events from the very deep past, such as the extinction of the dinosaurs, they may use the term...
AD - Anno Domini
BP - Before the Present
CE - Common Era
Which option below includes the two sets of letters that are commonly used to refer to the time before the birth of Jesus Christ?
BC and BCE
AD and CE
BP and AD
BP and CE
What does the term AD mean?
Anno Domini, therefore the years since the death of Christ
Before the Common Era, therefore the years before the birth of Christ
Before the Present, therefore the years before the present moment
Anno Domini, therefore the years since the birth of Christ
Which two terms below refer to time without any direct reference to a specific religion? (tick TWO)
BCE - Before the Common Era
BC - Before Chris
AD - Anno Domini
CE - Common Era
The term BCE means "Before the (a) Era". Type the missing word:
Another term for the "Middle Ages" is the...
medieval period.
ancient period.
modern period.
prehistoric period.
When we learn about how people thought, felt and experienced the world in the past, we are trying to understand their ________ or ________ (tick TWO options).
point of view.
primary sources.
secondary sources.
perspective.
EVENT 1: It is believed that the Neanderthal people became extinct about 30,000 years ago. EVENT 2: We now believe that the Aboriginal peoples first travelled to Australia at least 65,000 years ago. QUESTION: Which event occurred first?
The Neanderthal people first became extinct.
The Aboriginal peoples first travelled to Australia.
EVENT 1: In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted, which led to the destruction of the town of Pompeii. EVENT 2: In 44 BCE, Julius Caesar was assassinated (killed) in Rome. QUESTION: Which event occurred first?
Julius Caesar was assassinated.
Mt Vesuvius erupted.
Which definition refers to a primary source?
This term refers to pieces of evidence that were created at the time that historians or students are investigating.
This term refers to pieces of evidence that are written or created after the period under investigation.
Which definition refers to a secondary source?
This term refers to pieces of evidence that were created at the time that historians or students are investigating.
This term refers to pieces of evidence that are written or created after the period under investigation.
This stone tool from the prehistoric period is an artefact made by human beings. If we were studying the prehistoric period, this stone tool would be a (a) source.
When you return to school after the Lockdown, you decide to read more about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Mrs McQueen, our teacher-librarian, offers you an informative book about this period in Roman history. This would be a (a) source.
A newspaper article written now about the 1918-1919 pandemic would be a _________ source for a student or historian studying that period. A photo taken in 1918-1919, showing a group of girls wearing masks (see the picture), would be a __________ source when studying that earlier period.
secondary | primary
primary | secondary
In the Old Stone Age, human beings primarily lived as...
...hunters and gatherers.
...farmers and herders.
Which two answers accurately describe the lives of most hunter-gatherers? (tick 2)
They were generally nomadic.
They usually settled in one place and built towns or even cities.
They domesticated and herded animals such as goats and sheep.
They lived by gathering wild plant foods and killing wild animals for meat.
A domesticated animal is one that... (tick 2)
has been bred in order to match the qualities humans want and is therefore more docile and less "wild".
migrates with a herd of other animals according to the seasons and the availability of food.
lives in the wild and only comes in contact with humans when hunted.
has been tamed and kept as a farm animal for wool, meat and other purposes.
Archaeologists search and dig in order to find and examine the remains of human cultures, such as pots, tools, artworks or weapons. An object that is made by humans and that is of cultural or scientific interest is called an (a) .
In the New Stone Age, some humans beings in the Middle East began to establish a different way of life. Find 2 examples of the changes that began to develop at this time (tick 2).
These people began to plant crops and harvest grains such as wheat and barley.
These people continued to live entirely by killing wild, migrating animals for meat.
These people began to domesticate animals such as sheep and goats.
These people continued to live nomadically, walking from place to place to find wild plant foods.
