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studiyng about the past

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is history?

a)

A Greek word called 'Historia'

b)

The study of the past

c)

History is made up of the past events

d)

All of the above

2.

How much parts are history divided into?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

2

3.

A person who a finds clues into the past and make theory of what happened in the past is known as ___________

a)

Detective

b)

Historian

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Journalist

4.

What is an artefact?

a)

A fossil

b)

The physical remains of something that was once alive

c)

A written record made in the past

d)

A manmade object of historical interest

5.

What is the full form of BCE?

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Before Christ

c)

Before Era

d)

Before Christ Era

6.

What is archaeology?

a)

The study of history by examining the remains of past

b)

The study of figuring out about the past by literary sources

c)

The study of finding cures for diseases

d)

The study of making geographical maps

7.

98 BCE comes before 101 BCE.


True or False

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Can't Determine

8.

Written records in form of books (a)  

9.

What is a primary source?

a)

An account or evidence from somebody who learned a lot about the event

b)

Secondhand information

c)

An account or evidence from the time period being studied

d)

A textbook

10.

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people.

a)

History

b)

Culture

c)

Festival

d)

Lifestyle

11.

The GITAS are an example of (a)  

12.

________ were created by someone who witnessed or lived through a historical event.

a)

Secondary sources

b)

Primary sources

c)

Oral sources

d)

Written sources

13.

The Rosetta Stone is considered to be what kind of source of evidence?

a)

Secondary

b)

Visual

c)

Primary

14.

What is an example of a secondary source?

a)

a photograph taken by someone at the scence being investigated

b)

a textbook's re-telling of the event

c)

a letter written by someone from the event

15.

When was the Rosetta Stone first discovered?

a)

1799

b)

1896

c)

1700

d)

1994