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How to be a Historian Quick Check

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does B.C. stand for?
a)
Before Chris
b)
Before Christ
c)
Before Common
d)
Beach Chair
2.
What does B.C.E stand for?
a)
Before Christ Entered
b)
Before Common Era
c)

Before Christ Eternal

d)

Before Common Earnings

3.

Why in the World Do We Study History? Choose 3.

a)

God wants us to.

b)

We can learn from our past mistakes.

c)

So we can repeat history.

d)

Helps us appreciate the world God has made

4.

What does A.D. stand for?

a)

Anno Domini

b)

After Dark

c)

After Death

d)

Ancient Dice

5.

What does Anno Domini mean in english?

a)

Before Christ

b)

In the year of history

c)

After Death

d)

In the year of our Lord.

6.

If this year was 201 B.C., what would next year be?

a)

202 A.D.

b)

200 A.D.

c)

201 B.C.

d)

200 B.C.

7.

How many years is a decade?

a)

1,000 years

b)

50 years

c)

100 years

d)

10 years

8.

How many years is a millennium?

a)

1,000 years

b)

1,000,000 years

c)

100 years

d)

10 years

9.

How many years is a century?

a)

100 years

b)

1,000 years

c)

10 years

d)

1 year

10.

What century were you born in?

a)

2024 century

b)

21st century

c)

20th century

d)

19th century

11.

What is a primary source?

a)

a biography

b)

They were written or created by the people who saw or experienced an event.

c)

Second hand experience. They heard about it and wrote it down.

d)

when someone tells you about an event that they experienced

12.

What is a secondary source?

a)

They are created by people who were not part of the historical event.

b)

They were there when the event happened and wrote it down.

c)

an autobiography

d)

They wrote down the experience first hand.

13.

If the Ancient Greeks started in the year 1200 B.C. and ended in the year 600 A.D. how long did their civilization last?

a)

1,800 years

b)

600 years

c)

700 years

d)

1,000 years

14.

If it is the year 2000 A.D., how long ago was the year 1700 A.D.?

a)

3,200 years ago

b)

300 years ago

c)

600 years ago

d)

1,300 years ago

15.

If it is the year 900 B.C. right now, what year will it be in a decade?

a)

1,000 B.C.

b)

800 B.C.

c)

890 B.C.

d)

910 B.C.

16.

The year is 2025 A.D., what year will it be a century from now?

a)

2025 B.C.

b)

1025 A.D.

c)

3025 A.D.

d)

2125 A.D.