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history

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are historians?

a)

People who study history

b)

People who make history

c)

People who study science

d)

People who make science

2.

All of these are types of written sources except...

a)

Newspapers

b)

Personal letters

c)

Books

d)

Oral songs

3.

What are secondary sources?

a)

Graphic sources

b)

Sources written by other historians

c)

Physical sources

d)

Oral sources

4.

All of these are historical eras except...

a)

Prehistory

b)

Classical Antiquity

c)

Space Ages

d)

Middle Ages

5.

Analytical Engine is an engine powered by a huge __________engine.

a)

petrol

b)

diesel

c)

steam

d)

electrical

6.

Who is known as the father of computer?

a)

Herman Hollerith

b)

Louis Pascal

c)

ENIAC

d)

Charles Babbage

7.
___________________ was the name of the important journey of exploring the Louisiana Purchase
a)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
b)
Tom and Jerry Expedition
c)
West expedition
d)
Pike's exploration
8.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were which of the following?
a)
Politicians
b)
Explorers
c)
Buyers of the Louisiana Purchase
d)
All of the above
9.
Why was the port of New Orleans so important?
a)
It was the best place to go fishing
b)
It was a party town
c)
It was the Catholic headquaters
d)
It was the main center for trade along the Mississippi river
10.
Which President asked Lewis and Clark to go exploring?
a)
George Washington
b)
Barak Obama
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
11.
Who sold the Louisiana territory to the US?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Britian
d)
Portugal
12.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
13.
a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Jeremy

d)

Pedro

14.
a)

Rosa Parks

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander The Great

d)

Aaron White

15.
a)

Lady Gaga

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Giselle Garcia

d)

Betsy Ross

16.
Which best describes a fossil that helps determine the relative age of a rock layer?
a)
trace fossil
b)
index fossil
c)
radioactive fossil
d)
unconformity fossil
17.
Which process would be most effective in determining the age of fossils embedded in rock?
a)
relative dating
b)
absolute dating
c)
use of index fossils
d)
use of core sampling
18.

Along the banks of what river did the earliest Indian civilization begin?

a)

Indus River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Yangtze

19.

What is the cycle of rebirths (the process of reincarnation) called?

a)

circle of life

b)

wheel of life

c)

wheel of fortune

d)

wheel of destiny

20.

Language of ancient India

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Nepalese

c)

Persian

d)

Aryan

21.

Indian ruler of the Mauryan Empire who renounced war and became a convert to Buddhism.

a)

Asoka

b)

Siddhartha Gautama

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Kalidasa

22.

The basic tenets of Hinduism are found in the religious literature of ancient India called by what name?

a)

Vedas

b)

Sutras

c)

Scrolls of Hinuism

d)

Buddha's biography

23.

Why were large walls built around the cities?

a)

Floods

b)

Enemy Attacks

c)

Keep people from leaving city

d)

Block wind

24.

Were the streets of Moheno-Daro paved?

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.

What city was 400 miles south of Harappa?

a)

Mahonjo-Daro

b)

Central Asia

c)

Arabia

d)

China

26.

which is your favorite teacher

a)

nithya

b)

mamta

c)

suguna

d)

nubina

e)

all of them