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4th Grade History Summary Quiz of Champions

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a great way to prepare for quizzes and tests in History?

a)

Stare at the wall

b)

Study notes and worksheets

c)

Run around in circles

d)

Ask your cat for help

2.

If you have experienced an event, "first-hand," it is called a ___________________________.

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

c)

Cat source

d)

Grandma source

3.

Scientists look at ____________________ of the artifact to possibly see how old it is and where it came from.

a)

the cat hiding inside

b)

attributes

c)

sources

d)

clay

4.

If you read about an event that happened hundreds of years ago and it was written by your neighbor this is an example of a _________________________ source.

a)

Primary

b)

Cat

c)

Neighbor

d)

Secondary

5.

Opinions are just ______________________________________.

a)

strange

b)

amazing, like wild cat videos online

c)

not needed in History

d)

theories that haven been proven facts yet.

6.

The Prime Meridian cuts through ___________________, and is the foundation of our time zones.

a)

Mrs. Nellis house

b)

England

c)

Australia

d)

our school

7.

Located between latitude lines, the equator also cuts through the middle where the climate is always very nice.

a)

the Tropics

b)

Mr. Agar's house

c)

key and legend

d)

Target

8.

Also known as "tool man."

a)

Homo naledi

b)

Nomo Nachos del grande

c)

El Gato, or The Cat

d)

Homo habilis

9.

This migration route theory says Homo sapiens replaced Homo erectus.

a)

Out of Africa

b)

Out of San Diego

c)

Out of Cleveland

d)

Multiregional

e)

Out of Cat Food

10.

Archaeologists use a __________________________ to keep track of where they are digging and to record artifacts/fossils.

a)

Battleship game

b)

spoon

c)

duffle bag

d)

grid system

11.

This part of a map allows you to check distances between locations

a)

your finger

b)

a notecard

c)

map scale

d)

numbers

12.

The Hohokam grew ___________________ an important crop for trade.

a)

cotton

b)

trees

c)

Rolex watches

d)

water

13.

True or False, Coronado explored what is now Kansas.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What sort of tool wouldn't be a good idea to use if you are carefully digging for artifacts?

a)

trowel

b)

brush

c)

dust pan

d)

dynamite

15.

Maps that show mountains, lakes, rivers, bays, gulfs, and other similar features are called _______________________.

a)

political maps

b)

physical maps

c)

topographic maps

d)

graphing maps

16.

What are "headers" good for in an article?

a)

heading a soccer ball into the goal

b)

providing meanings of words

c)

who wrote the article

d)

telling us what the article is about

17.

This type of scientist study rocks.

a)

a rockologist

b)

a earthologist

c)

a paleontologist

d)

a geologist

18.

Who created the cave paintings in the Lascaux Caves?

a)

we don't know

b)

Homo naledi

c)

Homo sapiens

d)

Homo erectus

19.

Homo naledi, a recent discovery, gave scientists a clue that they may have ___________________________________.

a)

understood proper burial techniques

b)

known how to change a tire on a car

c)

understood multiple languages

d)

built boats and rafts

20.

Why shouldn't we use an article to write a paper about baseball teams of the 2000's, if the article was written in 1997?

a)

the article provides too much information that may not be important

b)

the article is too old and doesn't contain the correct information

c)

the article talks about the 2005 Oakland A's

d)

the article talks about the 2015 Arizona Diamondbacks

21.

Who was Hernan Cortez?

a)

a French diplomat

b)

a tribal leader for the Hohokam people

c)

the person who lead the revolt against Spain

d)

a Spanish conquistador

22.

What year is it?

a)

2020

b)

2006

c)

1418

d)

2020 CE

23.

Put these dates in the correct order from oldest to most current:

753 BCE ; 1600 BC ; 1776 CE ; 80 CE ; 300 BCE

a)

1600 BC ; 753 BCE ; 300 BCE ; 80 CE ; 1776 CE

b)

300 BCE ; 1600 BC ; 753 BCE ; 80 CE ; 1776 CE

c)

1776 CE ; 80 CE ; 300 BCE ; 1600 BC ; 753 BCE

d)

Really Mr. Rawson! Putting dates in order. : ( What happened to the "cat" answers

24.

What is History?

a)

Study of the past

b)

Study of past civilizations

c)

Comparing current events to past events

d)

Study of people from the past

e)

All of the answers