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Revision Quiz (Year 7)

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A timeline shows the order in which events have occurred.  This is called __________________ order.

a)

Anno Domini

b)

chronological

c)

title

d)

periods of time

2.

A __________ is a period of 10 years

a)

century

b)

year

c)

decade

d)

Era

3.

A _________ is a period of 100 years.

a)

decade

b)

century

c)

Era

d)

chronological order

4.

What part of a timeline informs the reader what the timeline is about?

a)

The events on the timeline.

b)

The title.

c)

The spacing of the years.

d)

The number of events the author chooses to include. 

5.

What span of time is used on this timeline? 

a)

1850s

b)

1850-2000

c)

1865-1968

d)

1850-1950

6.

What interval is being used?

a)

25 years

b)

150 years

c)

50 years

d)

no interval used

7.

B.C.E. stands for

a)

Before Christ

b)

Best Common Era

c)

Before Common Era

d)

Common Era

8.

Which group of dates are arranged in chronological order?

a)

100 AD, 200 AD, 300 BC, 150 BC

b)

1000 BC, 450 BC, 2013 CE, 2014 CE

c)

450 BC, 200 BC, 100 AD, 98 AD

d)

1000BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 10 AD

9.

In what year was Xbox 360 released?

a)

2004

b)

2005

c)

2006

10.

Chronological means

a)

in the order that events happened

b)

in order by color

c)

estimating a date

d)

the time before written records

11.

What era of time do we live in?

a)

CE

b)

BCE

12.

According to the timeline: What was built first?

a)

The Great Wall of China in Northern China

b)

The Grand Canal between Huang He & Yangtze Rivers

c)

The Silk Road trade route

d)

Papermaking machines

13.

Why do historians use timelines?

a)

To confuse people

b)

To organise events in the order they happened

c)

To create a list of important people

d)

To make history more complicated

14.

What do the abbreviations BC and AD stand for?

a)

Before Christ and After Death

b)

Before Christ and Anno Domini

c)

Before Common Era and Anno Domini

d)

Before Christ and After Date

15.

What does Anno Domini stand for ...

a)

After Death

b)

In the year of our lord.

16.

The image relates to which historical period

a)

Ancient

b)

Medieval

c)

Modern

d)

Prehistoric

17.

Which historical period does this image relate to?

a)

Ancient

b)

Medieval

c)

Space Age

d)

Modern

18.

What century would the year 1234 be in?

a)

13th

b)

12th

c)

10th

d)

14th

19.

What century would the year 7 BC

a)

1st Century

b)

2nd Century

c)

7th Century

d)

5th Century

20.

What is Perspective?

a)

What you see through a window.

b)

View or opinion on something

c)

an argument

d)

An idea

21.

Which of the following is a primary source of historical information?

a)

A textbook

b)

A diary

c)

A documentary

d)

An encyclopedia

22.

BC stands for

a)

Birth of Christ

b)

Before Common

c)

Before Christmas

d)

Before Christ

23.

What does circa mean?

a)

circle

b)

almost

c)

about

d)

baby whale

24.

What is on the left side of a timeline?

a)

BC dates

b)

AD dates

25.

Otzi was said to have lived 5300 years ago. What was approximate date was he alive?

a)

circa AD 3300

b)

circa 5300 BC

c)

circa 3300BC

d)

circa AD 2016 

26.

Which of the following dates occurred after year 1?

a)

756 BCE

b)

1983 BC

c)

345 CE

d)

84 BCE

27.

Which is another way that Common Era dates can be noted?

a)

1946 BCE

b)

1946 AD

c)

1946 BC

d)

1946 AC

28.

Large chunks of time in history are known as

a)

Fossils

b)

Eras

c)

Decades

d)

Centuries

29.

Look at the dates below, select all that are after year one

a)

1687 BCE

b)

55 AD

c)

1967

d)

1851 CE

30.

Lived in small groups of 10 - 50 people.

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

31.

Food is produced through agriculture.

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

32.

Begins when the Foraging Era ends.

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

33.

Also known as the Stone Age.

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

34.

Began to settle in one area and specialize in one task.

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

35.

Humans were hunter gatherers.

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

36.

Nomadic

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

37.
a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

38.

Tools were made of stone, bone, and wood.

a)

Paleolithic Era

b)

Neolithic Era

39.

What does Paleolithic mean?

a)

Farming Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

New Stone Age

d)

Old stone Age

40.

What does Neolithic mean?

a)

Farming Age

b)

Bronze Age

c)

New Stone Age

d)

Old stone Age

41.

What does Domesticate mean?

a)

to gather food

b)

to farm wild crops

c)

to tame wild animals

d)

to hunt wild animals

42.

The tools Paleolithic Age people developed to survive were examples of what?

a)

Technology

b)

hunting

c)

gathering

d)

farming

43.

What is one way that fire DIDN'T help Paleolithic people?

a)

it provided light

b)

it provided heat

c)

it burned down forests

d)

it cooked food

44.

the study of objects to learn about past human life.

a)

history

b)

archeology

c)

artifacts

d)

paleontology

45.

an object made by people

a)

history

b)

archeology

c)

artifacts

d)

paleontology

46.

the study of fossils

a)

history

b)

archeology

c)

artifacts

d)

paleontology

47.

plant or animal that remains that have been preserved from an earlier time

a)

fossil

b)

artifact

c)

anthropology

d)

species

48.

the study of human culture and how it develops over time

a)

fossil

b)

artifact

c)

anthropology

d)

species

49.

something that shows proof that something is true.

a)

evidence

b)

primary source

c)

secondary source

d)

point of view.

50.

firsthand evidence of an event in history

a)

evidence

b)

primary source

c)

secondary source

d)

point of view.

51.

a document or written work created AFTER an event

a)

evidence

b)

primary source

c)

secondary source

d)

point of view.

52.
Is this source primary or secondary?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
53.
Is this source primary or secondary?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
54.

A history that is incomplete or written from only one person's point of view is probably biased.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Layers of soil, in which evidence is buried from the various eras in history are called...

a)

strata

b)

stratum

c)

stratus

d)

strati

56.

Dendrochronology is...

a)

...the scientific name for radiocarbon dating

b)

...the scientific method of dating tree rings to the exact year they were formed.

c)

...the chronological order of years when dating an artefact

d)

...an evaluation of whether the investigation conducted is ethical

57.
Which of the following are in correct chronological order?
a)
395 CE 218 BCE 44BCE
b)
44 BCE 27 BCE 218 BCE
c)
218 BCE 44BCE 27 BCE
d)
27 BCE 218 BCE 44 BCE
58.
Use the diagram and relative dating to determine what is the oldest layer. 
a)
The bottom layer will contain the oldest fossils
b)
The top layer will contain the oldest fossils
c)
It is impossible to tell which layer contains the oldest fossils with out absolute dating
d)
Layer A and C contain fossils from the same period
59.
Studying the layers of soil to date your find is called
a)
stratigraphy
b)
soilmanship
c)
layerology
d)
soil chemistry
60.

Which of the following is an advantage of primary sources:

a)

Is only from one perspective

b)

Can provide an analysis of multiple perspectives

c)

Was created by someone who experienced the event

d)

Is prepared after the time period

61.

What does an archaeologist do? Tick all that are right.

a)

They dig archaeological sites

b)

They conduct scientific tests to find out more information about artefacts.

c)

They use survey equipment (e.g. radar, satellites) to identify places to dig

d)

They create documentaries for television about Ancient History

62.

What are the limitations (weaknesses) of primary sources?

a)

May be inaccurate or distorted

b)

May be damaged or incomplete

c)

It was created by someone who experienced the event?

d)

It is made after the time being studied

63.

What are the limitations (weaknesses) of secondary sources?

a)

They may be inaccurate or distorted

b)

It is not a direct link to the past

c)

It is prepared after the time being studied

d)

It may be damaged or incomplete

64.

How did the Neolithic Revolution change how humans lived?

a)

No more hunting animals.

b)

They started to worship many gods.

c)

They began to farm and raise animals.

d)

People began to migrate to North America.

65.

Even after humans learned to grow crops, they still hunted animals.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Growing crops and producing a surplus led to smaller populations.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Producing a surplus of food led to the development of pottery and weaving skills.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

What was the most important invention of the neolithic period?

a)

Ceramic

b)

Fabric

c)

Wheel

d)

Metal tools

69.

Why did the neolithic settlements locate near rivers?

a)

For better access to water

b)

For drinking water

c)

For transportation

d)

For fishing