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WorksheetsStudying the Past - History
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is history?
A Greek word called 'Historia'
The study of the past
History is made up of the past events
All of the above
How much parts are history divided into?
4
3
5
2
A person who a finds clues into the past and make theory of what happened in the past is known as ___________
Detective
Historian
Archaeologist
Journalist
What is an artefact?
A fossil
The physical remains of something that was once alive
A written record made in the past
A manmade object of historical interest
What is the full form of BCE?
Before Common Era
Before Christ
Before Era
Before Christ Era
What is archaeology?
The study of history by examining the remains of past
The study of figuring out about the past by literary sources
The study of finding cures for diseases
The study of making geographical maps
98 BCE comes before 101 BCE.
True or False
True
False
Maybe
Can't Determine
Written records in form of books (a)
What is a primary source?
An account or evidence from somebody who learned a lot about the event
Secondhand information
An account or evidence from the time period being studied
A textbook
The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people.
History
Culture
Festival
Lifestyle
The GITAS are an example of (a)
What was the period of history when writing was just invented?
Pre-history
Proto-history
History
All of the above
Writings that deals with foreign accounts, plays, etc. are called __________
Manuscripts
Religious Text
Secular Text
None of the above
Who is known as the ' FATHER OF HISTORY '?
Aristotle
Archimedes
Hippocrates
Herodotus
When was the Early-Vedic Age?
10000 BCE - 8000 BCE
1500 BCE - 1000 BCE
320 CE - 550 CE
1000 BCE - 600 BCE
2000 BCE - 220 CE
What is the full form of AD?
(a)
In which of these sources can we find inscriptions?
Clay Tablets
Walls
Rocks
Weapons
Caves
In which river did India's first civilization settled?
(a)
What was the natural barrier that acted as a bridge from India to Northern Asia?
Himalayas
Bay of Bengal
Alps
Kutch Desert
How many types of main sources of history?
3
2
1
4
