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CRIT. 1 REVISION FOR TEST

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years are there in a century?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

2.

In which century was 1922 A.D.?

a)

20th century A.D.

b)

19th century A.D.

3.

In which century was 1314 B.C.?

a)

13th century B.C.

b)

14th century B.C.

4.

In which century was 1522 A.D.?

a)

16th century

b)

15th century

5.

What do the letters B.C. stands for?

a)

Before Christ.

b)

Before counting.

6.

What do the letters A.D. mean?

a)

Anno Domini.

b)

After dinosaurs.

7.

In which century was 1636 B.C?

a)

15th century

b)

18th century

c)

17th century

8.
A period of time that equals 1000 years! We started this in the year 2000! 
a)
Era 
b)
Millennium
9.
A diary... 
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source 
10.
A newspaper printed right after President Kennedy was killed.
a)
Secondary Source 
b)
Primary Source 
11.

Herodotus was the father of ...

a)

Histography

b)

Historiography

12.
a History textbook... 
a)
Primary Source 
b)
Secondary Source 
13.

It helps archaeologists study animal and plant fossils to determine what they look like.

a)

Archaeology

b)

Paleontology

c)

Anthropology

14.

Which century does the year 1150 BC fall in?

a)

12th

b)

11th

c)

50th

15.

What is a secondary source?

a)

A source created during the period the historian is investigating

b)

a visual source

c)

A source created later by someone who was not in the period we want to study. Examples: history books, your textbook...

16.
What is the period before writing was invented called?
a)
Prehistory
b)
Ancient History
c)
Modern History
d)
Before History
17.

Historians are interested in

a)

How people lived

b)

Important event in the past

c)

All of the above

18.

How many years are in a decade?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1,000

d)

10,000

19.

What is a millennium?

a)

a period of 100 years

b)

a period of 10 centuries

c)

a period of 10 decades

d)

a period of 100 centuries

20.

a source usually created at the time in question that provides firsthand evidence. Examples include newspaper articles, photographs, diary entries, interviews and financial records.

a)

primary source

b)

research

c)

secondary source

d)

account

21.

We divide history into...

a)

4 periods

b)

5 periods

c)

6 periods

22.

The Discovey of America by Europeans marked the beginning of the...

a)

Ancient Age

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Modern Age

23.

The Middle Ages started after...

a)

The Discovery of America by Europeans

b)

The French Revolution

c)

The Fall of the Roman Empire

24.

When did ANTIQUITY end?

a)

When Columbus discovered America

b)

With the invention of writing

c)

With the French Revolution

d)

When the Roman Empire fell

25.

A graphic representation of when events happened and the time that has passed between events is a...

a)

decade

b)

century

c)

millennium

d)

timeline

26.

The period called Palaeolithic began with ...

a)

the appearance of the firs human being.

b)

the invention of writing.

c)

the discovery of America

d)

the fall of the Roman Empire.

27.

A Roman coin is...

a)

a primary source

b)

a secondary source

28.

A drawing of a Roman coin is...

a)

a primary source

b)

a secondary source

29.

A photograph of a pyramid is...

a)

a primary source

b)

a secondary source

30.

A letter written by Cristobal Colón is...

a)

a primary source

b)

a secondary source

31.

Paleolithic, Neolithic and Metal Ages are periods of...

a)

Prehistory

b)

Ancient History

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Modern History

32.
What century is 1865?
a)
65th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
33.
The 13th century means which years?
a)
1301-1400
b)
1300-1399
c)
1201-1300
d)
2001-2003
34.
Which century was the year 1500?
a)
15th
b)
16th
c)
17th B.C.
d)
15th B.C.
35.
What century was 1301?
a)
14th
b)
13th
c)
13th B.C.
d)
14th B.C.
36.
The 18th century means which years?
a)
1800-1900
b)
1801-1899
c)
1701-1800
d)
1900-2000
37.

What came FIRST 1000 B.C. or 1000 A.D.?

a)

1000 A.D.

b)

1000 B.C.

c)

they occurred at the same time

38.
What is the last year of the 5th century?
a)
500
b)
501
c)
499
d)
5
39.

Convert the year 44BC into its century...

a)

44th Century BC

b)

44th Century AD

c)

1st Century BC

d)

1st Century AD

40.

Convert the year 320AD into its century...

a)

4th Century AD

b)

4th Century BC

c)

3rd Century AD

d)

3rd Century BC

41.

Which of these dates occurred in the 15th Century AD?

a)

1500 AD

b)

1492 AD

c)

1427 BC

d)

1400 AD

42.

1 century = _______________ decades

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

43.

newspaper

a)

oral sources

b)

written sources

c)

artistic sources

d)

archaeological sources

44.

Historical sources give us information about....

a)

the past

b)

the present

c)

the future

45.

Artistic sources

a)

a painting

b)

a building

c)

a photograph

d)

a sculpture

46.

Oral sources

a)

stories

b)

songs

c)

photos

d)

legends

47.

What kind of source are dinosaur bones?

a)

Oral source

b)

Archaeological source

c)

Artistic source

d)

Written source

48.

What kind of source is this painting? (Creation of Adam)

a)

Oral source

b)

Archaeological source

c)

Artistic source

d)

Written source