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Thinking Like a Historian Unit Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________ is the way a person views someone or something. This can be shaped by their age, job, religion, or political views.

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

c)

Perspective

d)

Bias

2.

A document or record of past events created by people who were present at that time is called ____________.

a)

Secondary Source

b)

Primary Source

c)

Corroboration

d)

Sourcing

3.

A ________________ is written after the time period by an expert or historian and can include books, magazines, and short articles.

a)

primary Source

b)

secondary Source

c)

bias

d)

artifact

4.
What is this object known as?
a)
Map symbol
b)
Map key
c)
Map scale
d)
Compass rose
5.

What is located at 40*N, 105*W?

a)
Fargo
b)
Denver
Denver
c)
Boston
d)
Niagara Falls
6.

To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at __________.

a)
latitude lines only
b)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
c)
longitude lines only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
7.

What is a scale on a map?

a)

a tool that allows you to measure your body weight

b)

a way to balance the weights of the land and oceans

c)

a tool to measure the distance on a map to the actual distance

d)

a piece of skin found on reptiles like snakes

8.

What does the title show on a map?

a)

shows the person who made the map

b)

attracts the reader's attention

c)

shows the purpose of the map

d)

shows important information about the size

9.

Another name for a map Key is ________.

a)
Lock
b)
Meridian
c)
Legend
d)
Parallel
10.

__________ helps you find the absolute location of places on a map.

a)
Map Title 
b)

Grid system

c)
Compass Rose 
d)
Map Scale 
11.

Which is a Primary Source?

a)
Diary
b)
Textbook 
c)
Notes from a teacher
d)
Encyclopedia 
12.

Which city is located at 38*N and 120* W?

a)
San Fransisco 
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
13.

What is a Command Economy?

a)

A command economy is where a free market makes all economic decisions.

b)

A command economy is where the citizens of that country make all economic decisions.

c)

A command economy is where a government makes all economic decisions.

d)

All of the above

14.

What type of Economic System does the U.S. mostly have?

a)

Market economy

b)

Command economy

c)

Traditional Economy

d)

Planned Economy

15.

Which is the difference between a Market economy and a Command economy?

a)

In a market economy, the government decides which goods and services will be created. In a command economy, the consumers decide.

b)

In a market economy, people decide which goods and services will be created. In a command economy, the government decides.

16.

Understanding who the author of a document is, and examining his or her reliability is an example of _______.

a)

Sourcing

b)

Contextualization

c)

Corroboration

d)

Close Reading

17.

Why should you trust a letter from a soldier describing what a battle was like the day it happened?

a)

It's a primary source

b)

The soldier saw the events in person

c)

The memories are fresh in the soldier's head

d)

All Answers are correct

18.

When should we most likely trust someone's opinion as a reliable source?

a)

When many other credible people have the same opinion

b)

When they have no reason to lie or show bias

c)

When they are an expert on the topic

d)

All answers are correct

19.

The G in G.R.A.P.E.S. stands for...

a)

Geothermal

b)

Geography

c)

Gender

d)

Gesture

20.

The R in G.R.A.P.E.S. stands for...

a)

Religion

b)

Rest

c)

Rectify

d)

Restart

21.

The A in G.R.A.P.E.S. stands for...

a)

Allocation

b)

Atypical

c)

Achievements

d)

Aerodynamic

22.

The P in G.R.A.P.E.S. stands for...

a)

Postal

b)

Ponder

c)

Presentation

d)

Pastor

e)

Politics

23.

The E in G.R.A.P.E.S. stands for...

a)

Entertainment

b)

Economics

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Ecosystem

24.

The S in G.R.A.P.E.S. stands for...

a)

Social Sciences

b)

Society

c)

Social Structure

d)

System

25.

Which features of G.R.A.P.E.S. does this picture represent?


Picture Caption: Hurricane Harvey destroys many homes.

a)

Politics

b)

Social Structure

c)

Geography

26.

Cutting down trees to build a house is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

location

b)

place

c)

movement

d)

human-environment interaction

27.

The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas. This is an example of which theme of geography?

a)

Region

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Movement

28.

Which of the following is an example of a physical feature when describing a place?

a)

roads

b)

houses

c)

mountains

d)

schools

29.
A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.
a)
timeline
b)
chronos
c)
title
d)
Anno Domini
30.
What part of a timeline informs the reader what the timeline is about?
a)
The events on the timeline.
b)
The title.
c)
The spacing of the years.
d)
The number of events the author chooses to include. 
31.
What interval is being used?
a)
25 years
b)
150 years
c)
50 years
d)
no interval used
32.
You are reading the letters from a Confederate soldier after being injured and losing a battle with Union soldiers. He describes the northern soldiers as being cruel and evil... what is this likely an example of?
a)
bias
b)
dishonesty
c)
racism
d)
folklore
33.

What is Bias?

a)

Facts which prove a point

b)

Prejudice against a person/thing

c)

Prejudice in favor OR against a person/thing

d)

Purposeful misinformation

34.

The following questions represent which Historical Thinking skill?

What do other documents say? Do the documents agree? If not, why? What are other possible documents? What documents are most reliable?

a)

Contextualization

b)

Corroboration

c)

Close Reading

d)

Sourcing

35.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a reliable source?

a)

A source written by a well-known author

b)

A source that is written anytime before the 2000s

c)

A source that is based on evidence and fact.

d)

A source that is found in the library

36.

an artifact from ancient Egypt

a)

primary

b)

secondary