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WorksheetsHistory Vocabulary Grade 6 2024
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
What is an artefact?
An object that is very old and tells us about the past.
A man-made object of cultural, religious or historical significance that tells us about the past.
A man-made object that tells us about future civilisations.
A man-made object from the present.
What can you find out from an artefact?
We can infer things about people who lived in the past and who used these artefacts.
We can find out about dinosaurs and ancient species - as well as what led to their extinction.
We can predict how these objects will be used in the future.
Which person is responsible for finding and often classifying important historical artefacts?
Historian
Archaeologist
Paleontologist
If we can't touch, see and hold the artefacts, how can we observe them?
By making versions of them in our lessons
By using photographs
By borrowing them from a museum
Choose the best description.
What does a historian do?
Historians excavate important artefacts from ancient sites.
Historians study and write about the past. They explore events, people, and cultures that existed long ago.
Historians study fossils of plants and animals that lived long ago.
Historians study the past.
Where can you find important historical artefacts?
In a laboratory
In a library
In a museum
In an art gallery
Is this a fossil or artefact?
Fossil
Artefact
Is this a fossil or artefact?
Fossil
Artefact
The study of the past based on what people left behind.
History
Culture
Archaeology
Fossil
Are these examples of fossil or artefacts?
Fossil
Artefact
While exploring the woods near my house, I found an arrowhead. Did I find a fossil or an artefact?
Fossil
Artefact
What is a decade?
10 years
100 years
1,000 years
10,000 years
What is a century?
10 years
100 years
1,000 years
10,000 years
What does B.C.E. stand for?
before the common era
before the stone age
before electricity
before the plague
What does C.E. stand for?
Common Era
Common problem
Common history
Common idea
What is this an example of?
An artefact
A fossil
A secondary source
A written record
Prejudice or unfair opinion toward or against one group or person, regardless of evidence
Bias
Discrimination
Harrassment
Logic
TRUE OR FALSE: Historians have no bias.
True
False
What are some examples of primary sources?
letters
biographies
physical objects created during that time in the past
textbooks
What are some examples of secondary sources?
articles written recently about events in the past
autobiographies
encyclopedias
diaries from the past
Primary sources are...
first-hand pieces of evidence
created after the event...by people who were not part of the historical event
Secondary sources are...
first-hand pieces of evidence
created after the event...by people who were not part of the historical event
How can you tell if a source is reliable?
It is factual.
The author's point of view is unbiased.
The author includes their feelings.
It contains the author's opinions.
In the context of history, bias is...
unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events
a type of tape used in sewing
a factual piece of information
when a document has two sides to it
A television program featuring expert historians and journalists talking about Ancient Egypt is a ...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A personal diary written during a war is a ...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
A painting of King Henry the VIII from the time period during which he reigned is a ...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Jewellery worn by an Egyptian royal is a ...
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Arrangement of the historical events of history in sequence according to the time when it took place.
Chronology
Arrangement
Manuscripts
What is a timeline?
Arrangements of events
Graphical representation of historical events
Handwritten records of the past
BCE stands for Before Christian Era
True
False
What is an inference?
an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study
created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge
What is point of view?
the author's perspective
the author's reason for writing
the author's source information
Which of these are examples of secondary sources?
artifacts & newspaper articles
autobiographies & photographs
textbooks & biographies
Identify which sources of history is shown in the picture above.
Fossils
Artefacts
Newspapers
Buildings
What is evidence?
Information that supports a claim or idea.
Something that has been preserved for a long time.
A type of rock.
one-sided; unfair favoritism
At school we use textbooks to learn about the history? When we use textbooks, what are we using?
Primary Source
Secondary Source
