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What is History?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is History?

a)

The study of Geography

b)

The study of the past- of fictional events and people

c)

The study of the past- of real people and real events

d)

The study of plants and animals

2.

Name the 7 "places" you can look to find stories of the past.

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3.

What is archaeology?

a)

The study of history through sticks and stones

b)

The study of history through artifacts, bones, and ruins

c)

The study of history through arcs and bridges

d)

The study of history through a lot of late night reading

4.

Why would archaeologists study history through artifacts?

a)

They can learn about a groups way of life long ago.

b)

They can have fun digging in the dirt.

c)

They love checking out cool bones!

d)

Their mom made them do it.

5.

Historians are like detectives because they try to find...

(a)  

6.

What are the 5w's and h?

a)

Who, What, Whistle, Why, Whoa, and Hello

b)

What, Would, Wyatt, Wear, While, Hopping

c)

Who, What, Where, When, Why, Hippo

d)

Who, What, Where, When, Why, How

7.

What are two different kinds of sources from which we can learn history?

a)

Formative and Summative

b)

Informational and Fictional

c)

Primary and Secondary

d)

First and Second

8.

What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?

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9.

What are two specific examples of primary sources?

a)

Movies, Internet

b)

Movies, Textbooks

c)

Paintings, Manuals

d)

Diaries, Artifacts

10.

What are two specific examples of secondary sources?

a)

Movies, Biographies

b)

Documents, Cave Drawings

c)

Photographs, Artifacts

d)

Journals, Autobiographies

11.

Why is it a good idea for historians to use many sources?

a)

To tell fact from opinion

b)

A story can change with the storyteller

c)

To have a chance to talk to and read about some great people

d)

It looks good on paper

12.

What does the concept of point of view tell us about history?

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13.

A fact can be....

a)

Wrong

b)

An opinion

c)

Proved

d)

Misleading

14.

What is an opinion?

a)

A true statement that can be proved

b)

Something someone thinks or believes

15.

What is another name for a true story?

a)

Nonfiction

b)

Fiction

c)

Mystery

d)

A fib

16.

What is an era?

a)

An era is a time period set off by some important feature, characteristic, or event.

b)

An era is mistake on a paper.

c)

An era is a time period that was never a big deal.

17.

How many years is a decade?

a)

20

b)

100

c)

10

d)

50

18.

How many years is a century?

a)

10

b)

50

c)

20

d)

100

19.

Why are timelines helpful for studying history?

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20.

What do cause and effect have to do with history?

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