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WorksheetsHow Does a Historian Work?
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The study of historical interpretations by historical experts.
bias
point of view
primary source
historiography
Historians use evidence to find the answers to their questions. What is evidence?
something that shows proof or an indicaiton that something is true
an unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events
a final decision that is reached by reasoning
history textbooks
What is bias?
general attitude about people or life
a scholarly journal
an unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events
a final decision that is reached by reasoning
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
history textbooks
letters
diaries
government records
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
textbooks
letters or diaries of people who witnessed a historical event
encyclopedias
biographies
A leap year is a year that has________.
one extra day
one less day
one extra week
one less week
The letters A.D. stand for the words anno domini and mean "in the year of the Lord."
True
False
Why did Pope Gregory XIII decide to create the Gregorian Calendar?
He didn't like Julius Caesar.
The Julian Calendar had too many days in September
The Julian Calendar lost too many days
Julius Caesar asked him to make a better calendar
Using the timeline, when did Rome become a republic?
44 BC
753 BC
509 BC
AD 476
The study of human culture and how it develops over time.
Archaeology
Paleontology
Anthropology
Which kind of historian studies the past by looking at the artifacts people have left behind?
Archaeologists
Paleontologists
Historians
Anthropologists
Where does the Gregorian Calendar begin counting from?
The founding of Rome
At the birth of Jesus
At the death of Jesus
At the founding of the United States
When did the Julian Calendar start counting years?
At the founding of Rome
At the birth of Jesus
At the death of Jesus
At the founding of the United States
What calendar do we currently use?
The Julian Calendar
The B.C. Calendar
The A.D. Calendar
The Gregorian Calendar
A decade is a period of time that lasts______.
1 year
10 years
100 years
1,000 years
A reliable source is a source that is trusted to be accurate.
True
False
A ____________ is a final decision that is reached by reasoning.
bias
conclusion
history
source
All Historians come to the same conclusions on the same subject all the time.
True
False
