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Chapter 1: What does a Historian Do? (World)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a large division of time

a)

era

b)

timescale

c)

period

d)

decade

2.

the study of objects to learn about past human life.

a)

history

b)

archeology

c)

artifacts

d)

paleontology

3.

an object made by people

a)

history

b)

archeology

c)

artifacts

d)

paleontology

4.

the study of fossils

a)

history

b)

archeology

c)

artifacts

d)

paleontology

5.

plant or animal that remains that have been preserved from an earlier time

a)

fossil

b)

artifact

c)

anthropology

d)

species

6.

the study of human culture and how it develops over time

a)

fossil

b)

artifact

c)

anthropology

d)

species

7.

a class o individuals with similar physical characteristics.

a)

fossil

b)

artifact

c)

anthropology

d)

species

8.

something that shows proof that something is true.

a)

evidence

b)

primary source

c)

secondary source

d)

point of view.

9.

firsthand evidence of an event in history

a)

evidence

b)

primary source

c)

secondary source

d)

point of view.

10.

a document or written work created AFTER an event

a)

evidence

b)

primary source

c)

secondary source

d)

point of view.

11.

a personal attitude about people or life

a)

evidence

b)

primary source

c)

secondary source

d)

point of view.

12.

an unreasoned emotional judgement about people or events

a)

historical view

b)

bias

c)

point of view

d)

opinion

13.

concerned with academic learning or research

a)

scholarly

b)

educational

c)

historical

d)

article

14.

a decision reached after examining evidence

a)

thesis

b)

opinion

c)

conclusion

d)

reasoning

15.

something that gives confidence that a person is qualified for a task.

a)

credentials

b)

skill set

c)

ego

d)

knowledge

16.

the abbreviation for uniform resource location or the address of an onlinee resource

a)

.gov

b)

URL

c)

.org

d)

.edu

17.

the ending of a URL for a government website

a)

.gov

b)

URL

c)

.org

d)

.edu

18.

the ending of a URL for a website for an educational institution

a)

.gov

b)

URL

c)

.org

d)

.edu

19.

the ending of a URL for a website for an organization

a)

.gov

b)

URL

c)

.org

d)

.edu

20.

to present someone's work as your own without giving the person credit.

a)

cheating

b)

plagiarize

c)

copy

d)

using your resources.