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ALL ABOUT HISTORY

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The calendar divides the year into spaces of time that are

a)

Smaller

b)

Bigger

c)

They are not divisions

2.

A decade is a period that lasts

a)

5 years

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

3.

A lustrum is a period that lasts

a)

5 years

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

4.

A century is a period that lasts

a)

5 years

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

5.

A millenium is a period that lasts

a)

5 years

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

6.

A calendar measures

a)

seconds

b)

minutes

c)

hours

d)

days, weeks, months and years

7.

What does the clock measure?

a)

months

b)

days

c)

years

d)

hours, minutes and seconds of the day

8.

How many days does a month have?

a)

30

b)

31

c)

28

d)

28, 29,30 or 30, depending on the month

9.

Human history consists of two long periods: Prehistory and History

a)

True

b)

False

10.

History is the longest period of human history and it starts with the first hominids:

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Prehistory has 3 stages in this order:

a)

Metal Age, Palaeolitic, Neolitic

b)

Palaeolitic, Neolitic, Metal Age

c)

Neolitic, Metal Age, Palaeolitic

12.

Prehistory starts

a)

with the appearance of writing

b)

with the appearance of the first hominids

c)

with the Neolitic

13.

Prehistory ends

a)

WITH THE FIRST HOMINIDS

b)

with the appearance of writing in 3000-3500 BC

c)

with the appearance of castles

14.

History has 4 stages in the following order:

a)

Contemporary Times, Ancient Times, Middle Ages, Modern Age

b)

Ancient Times, Modern Age, Contemporary Times,

c)

Ancient Times,Middle Ages, Contemporary Times, Modern Age

d)

Ancient Times, Middle Ages, Modern Age, Contemporary Times

15.

When does the Ancient Times finish?

a)

with the end of Roman civilization in 476 AD

b)

with the discovery of America

c)

with the French Revolution

d)

in 476 BC

16.

What happened in the Ancient Times?

a)

Cities grew with commerce. Universities, palaces and ports appeared

b)

Transport and communication are very fast . Cities have tall buildings

c)

Walls and castles appeared. Cities had marketplace and a church

d)

Cities appeared and commerce developed

17.

What happened in Middle Ages?

a)

Cities grew with commerce. Universities, palaces and ports appeared

b)

Transport and communication are very fast . Cities have tall buildings

c)

Walls and castles appeared. Cities had marketplace and a church

d)

Cities appeared and commerce developed

18.

What happened in Modern Age?

a)

Cities appeared and commerce developed

b)

Walls and castles appeared. Cities had marketplace and a church

c)

Transport and communication are very fast . Cities have tall buildings

d)

Cities grew with commerce. Universities, palaces and ports appeared

19.

What happened in Contemporary Age?

a)

Transport and communication are very fast . Cities have tall buildings

b)

Cities appeared and commerce developed

c)

Cities grew with commerce. Universities, palaces and ports appeared

d)

Walls and castles appeared. Cities had marketplace and a church

20.

When does the Middle Ages start?

a)

With the first hominids

b)

With the appearance of writing

c)

With the discovery of America in 1492 AD

d)

With the end of Roman civilization in 476AD

21.

When does the Middle Ages finish ?

a)

with the discovery of America en 1482 AD

b)

with the discovery of America en 1472 AD

c)

with the discovery of America en 1492 AD

d)

with the discovery of America en 1400 AD

22.

When does the Modern Age finish ?

a)

with the French revolution in 1789 AD

b)

with the discovery of America in 1492 AD

c)

with the appearance of writing

d)

with the end of Roman civilization in 476 AD

23.

When does the Modern Age start ?

a)

with the discovery of America in 1492 AD

b)

wtih the French Revolution in 1789 AD

c)

with the end of Roman civilization

24.

When does the Contemporary Times start ?

a)

with the French Revolution in 1789 AD

b)

with the discovery of America in 1492 AD

c)

with the appearance of transport and communication

25.

What is a curator?

a)

A person who studies history

b)

A person who studies the oldest historical sources of information

c)

A person who protects the historical sources and exhibit them in museums

26.

What type of historical source is a coin?

a)

An oral source

b)

A written source

c)

A material source

27.

What type of historical source is a diary, a book or a document of any kind?

a)

An oral source

b)

A written source

c)

A material source

28.

What type of historical source are legends and stories?

a)

An oral source

b)

A written source

c)

A material source