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WorksheetsWhy Study History Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
Imagine you're a time-traveling historian! Your primary source of information would be (a)
Imagine you're on a time-travel adventure. Who among you is the historian?
A person who creates artifacts
A person who studies the past
A person who writes secondary sources
A person who analyzes evidence
Match the following terms with their definitions.
A human-made object
Artifact
A way of looking at something/perspective
Bias
A judgment or decision based on research
Conclusion
What does chronology refer to?
A record of past events made by the people who were there at the time
A period of time with common characteristics
A human-made object
A sequence of events that can show a pattern or identify cause and effect
An artifact is a ...
A sequence of events that can show a pattern or identify cause and effect
A way of looking at something/perspective
A record of past events after the time period written by an expert
A human-made object
Imagine you're exploring an ancient civilization. What would you consider a primary source of information?
A textbook written by a modern historian
A diary written by a person from that civilization
A movie depicting the civilization
A novel set in that time period
Match the following descriptions with the type of source they represent:
A biography written about a historical figure
A diary entry from a soldier during a war
A firsthand account of an event
A book detailing the life of Abraham Lincoln
An artifact from the past
An ancient vase from a historical site
A letter written by a historical figure
Correspondence from a president to a friend
During a discussion with your friends, what does 'perspective' refer to?
A personal viewpoint or attitude
An unchangeable fact
A mathematical formula
A universal truth
When discussing a historical event, what does 'analysis' involve in this context?
Creating a fictional story about the event
Examining the causes and effects of the event
Ignoring the event entirely
Memorizing dates and names related to the event
Explain, in complete sentences, what you discovered about the person/people from studying the artifact in class the other day.
The study of historical records to find dates and make timelines is called
historiography
chronology
sociology
anthropology
A source that is original to the time period or created by someone who witnessed the event is called a
primary source
secondary source
OG source
best source
A source that was created after an event has taken place by people who did not participate is called a
primary source
secondary source
literature
fake news
What is an artifact?
an object made by a human being
something that is usual, typical, or standard
the available body of facts or information that help determine if a belief is true
the beliefs, customs, and art of a particular society, group, place, or time
What is an era?
a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic
a period of ten years
a period of a thousand years
a period of a hundred years
What is evidence?
an object made by a human being
something that is usual, typical, or standard
the available body of facts or information that help determine if a belief is true
the beliefs, customs, and art of a particular society, group, place, or time
If you read an article online
you should question if the evidence is reliable.
you should believe everything it says.
you know it must be true because no one has bias.
History is
one single story that everyone agrees on.
memorizing facts about the past.
different accounts of events depending on people's perspectives.
only useful if you want to be a historian
This may be shaped by a person's age, job, or political views.
Evidence
Primary Source
Era
Point of View
