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SS7 Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

History can mean events that happened in the past but can also mean an (a)   of events in the past

2.

Spatial scales are also referred to as "containers." This topographical map frames a...

a)

mountain range

b)

eastern region

c)

South American region

d)

Plains region

3.

What is a particular attitude or way of seeing

a)

interpretation

b)

perspective/point of view

c)

primary source

d)

historical account

4.

Select answer that DOES NOT apply:

Historians investigate the past by...

a)

always publishing their findings

b)

framing problems to study

c)

organizing their information

d)

selecting and analyzing available

5.

What is a representation of or description of an event from the past?

a)

interpretation

b)

perspective/point of view

c)

primary source

d)

historical account

6.

What is a firsthand account of an event?

a)

interpretation

b)

perspective/point of view

c)

primary source

d)

historical account

7.

What are structures created by people to help meet the needs of societies, such as food, clothing, shelter, etc.?

a)

evidence

b)

secondary source

c)

corroborate

d)

social institutions

8.

What is an account of an event that was later created by people who did not experience the event firsthand?

a)

evidence

b)

secondary source

c)

corroborate

d)

social institutions

9.

What is to confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding?

a)

evidence

b)

secondary source

c)

corrorborate

d)

social institutions

10.

What are facts of information that can be used to test whether a belief of proposition is true/valid?

a)

evidence

b)

secondary source

c)

corroborate

d)

social institutions

11.

What is an expert or a student of history?

a)

historian

b)

history

c)

turning points

12.

What are accounts of events from the past?

a)

historian

b)

history

c)

turning points

13.

What are important historical events that have long-lasting effects on human life?

a)

historian

b)

history

c)

turning points

14.

If something can be used over and over it is a

a)

historical event

b)

historical account

15.

If something reflects someone's point of view, it is a

a)

historical event

b)

historical account

16.

If something happened once, it is a

a)

historical event

b)

historical account

17.

If something was created by someone, it is a

a)

historical event

b)

historical account

18.

The social institution which creates the system or way people in a society share knowledge and learning

a)

language

b)

education

c)

government

d)

religion

19.

The social institution that creates the system or way people in a society create and use a shared system of communication and expression

a)

language

b)

education

c)

government

d)

religion

20.

The social institution that is a shared set of beliefs and practices through which people in a society understand and relate their world, including its supernatural aspects

a)

language

b)

education

c)

religion

d)

government

21.

The social institution that creates the system or way people in a society provide and keep order.

a)

language

b)

education

c)

government

d)

religion

22.

The social institution that creates a system or way people in a society care for and raise children.

a)

economy

b)

family

c)

era

d)

age

23.

An expanse of time characterized by an individual, human activity, or culture; synonym of "age."

a)

economy

b)

family

c)

era

d)

age

24.

An expanse of time characterized by an individual, human activity, or culture; synonym of "era."

a)

economy

b)

family

c)

era

d)

age

25.

The social institution that creates the system or way people in a society produce and distribute goods and services

a)

economy

b)

family

c)

era

d)

age

26.

A calendar system based on the moon's rotation around the earth

a)

calendar

b)

solar calendar

c)

lunar calendar

27.

The abbreviation for the Latin phrase anno domini (meaning in the year of Christ) for the period of time after Christ was born, now referred to as "common era."

a)

Calendar

b)

B.C./B.C.E.

c)

A.D./C.E.

28.

A calendar system based on the earth's rotation around the sun.

a)

calendar

b)

solar calendar

c)

lunar calendar

29.

The abbreviation for the period of time before Christ was born, now referred to as "before common era."

a)

B.C./B.C.E

b)

A.D./C.E.

30.

A system of organizing and dividing time, often based on the orbit of the moon around the earth or the earth around the sun.

a)

calendar

b)

lunar calendar

c)

solar calendar

31.

What questions would a historian consider before determining if an event was significant?

a)

How many people were impacted?

b)

Does it impact may areas of life?

c)

Did it change the way people live?

d)

All questions listed

32.

Which calendar system is most commonly used around the world today?

a)

Mayan

b)

Chinese

c)

Gregorian

d)

Hebrew

33.

Which of these is NOT an example of a temporal frame?

a)

calendar

b)

turning point

c)

historical event

d)

era

34.

What does B.C.E and C.E. mean?

a)

Best Cupcakes Ever and Cooking Excellence

b)

Before Common Era and Common Era

c)

Better Calculate Everything and Course Excellence

35.

Which does NOT fit.

Using time to organize the past helps to

a)

analyze significant characteristics of decades

b)

analyze how different eras relate to each other

c)

analyze turning points of history

d)

analyze what needs society has

36.

The 4 tools historians use to organize information when studying the past are:

  1. 1.Historical Significance

  2. 2. Social institutions

  3. 3. Spatial Scales

  4. 4. _____

a)

temporal frames

b)

important individuals

c)

timelines

d)

news articles