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Unit 0 Tools of a Historian Review.

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Historian?

a)

A person from history.

b)

A person who studies the past trying to give an objective interpretation.

c)

A dinosaur.

d)

A scientist who studies fish.

2.

What is an Archaeologist?

a)

A person who builds arch.

b)

An animal

c)

A person who studies the past by using artifacts.

d)

A father of 7 sons.

3.

What country do we live in?

a)

China

b)

Canada

c)

The U.S.A

d)

Egypt

4.

Ohio is the capital of the U.S. True or false.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
A period of 10 yrs. is known as a 
a)
decade
b)
century
c)
era
d)
long time
6.
Which order is correct Starting with the oldest
a)
AD -> BC
b)
BC -> AD
7.

A large division or block of time that historians use to label groups of years.

a)

bias

b)

era

c)

conclusion

d)

period

8.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
9.
This map element tells the purpose of the map
a)
Title
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Key
10.

A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

11.

A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

12.

A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

13.

A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

14.

A chronological arrangement of events in the order of their occurrence

a)

Ancient

b)

Timeline

c)

Order

d)

Before the Common Era

15.

A period of 100 years

a)

Decade

b)

Era

c)

Century

d)

Common Era

16.

Common Era

a)

AD

b)

BC

c)

BCE

d)

CE

17.

Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event

a)

Primary Source

b)

History

c)

Ancient

d)

Secondary Source

18.

An account of an event created by someone that took part in or witnessed the event

a)

fossil

b)

primary source

c)

secondary source

d)

artifact

19.

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

a)

culture

b)

custom

c)

artifact

d)

ancient

20.

A part or imprint of something that was once alive

a)

artifact

b)

history

c)

fossil

d)

primary source

21.

An object created by and used by humans

a)

archaeology

b)

artifact

c)

fossil

d)

culture

22.

What does AD stand for?

a)

Anno Domini: before creation

b)

Anno Domini: In the year of the Lord

c)

Anno Domini: After Christ's death

d)

Anno Domini: After Creation

23.

Before common era

a)

BC

b)

BCE

c)

AD

d)

CE

24.

The time period before Christ

a)

AD

b)

BC

c)

BCE

d)

CE

25.

The study of the past

a)

Ancient

b)

History

c)

BC

d)

Era