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History

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the odd one out

a)

Manuscript

b)

School textbook

c)

Newspaper

2.

Ancient history lasted from _____ to ______

a)

Prehistoric era,699 CE

b)

Prehistoric era,700

c)

700 CE , 1857

d)

Prehistoric era,700 CE

3.
History is the study of the past.
a)
True
b)
False
4.

Chronological order can be described as

a)

a long and distinct period of history.

b)

a graphic representation of the passage of time as a line.

c)

an arrangement of things following one thing after another in time

d)

a second-hand account of an event created after the event.

5.

In which Pharaoh 's nostrils,had peppercorns from the southern coast

a)

Pharaoh Ramesses

b)

Pharaoh Ramesses III

c)

Pharaoh Ramesses II

d)

None

6.

The events on a timeline are listed in order of importance.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

At school we sometimes use textbooks to learn about history. When we use textbooks, what are we using?

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

8.
Why should we study history? 
a)
Learn about our past (ancestors, culture, advancements, leaders)
b)
Learn from our mistakes
c)
Create a better future
d)
All of the options are correct.
9.
An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, or other source of information created at the time of study is a .... 
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source  
10.
The time period before history was recorded is known as -
a)
Renaissance
b)
Middle Ages
c)
Dark Ages
d)
Pre-history
11.

In the 700 CE ,the world's oldest formal university was in _______

a)

Taxila

b)

Karnataka

c)

Jmmu and Kashmir

d)

None of the above

12.

What is the term used to describe a period of time characterized by significant events or developments?

a)

interval

b)

epoch

c)

era

d)

phase

13.
Why must students of history learn to evaluate historical sources?
a)
Only primary sources are reliable and accurate.
b)
Only secondary sources are reliable and accurate.
c)
All types of sources can be biased and unreliable.
d)
Opinions are much more useful than facts.
14.

What do anthropologists do

a)

They study human society

b)

They preserve important documents

c)

None

15.

Geographical features are mountains, rivers, deserts, oceans,season,plateaus and _____

a)

Plains

b)

Plaines

c)

Planies

d)

None