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Chronology,Timelines, Maps, and Sources

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Timelines should include 
a)
predictions about the future
b)
unimportant events
c)
important events
2.

Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order? (THESE ARE ALL BCE/ BC dates!)

a)

1900, 1800, 1700, 1600 BCE

b)

1600, 1800, 1700, 1900 BCE

c)

1700, 1800, 1900, 1600 BCE

d)

1600, 1700, 1800, 1900 BCE

3.
Ben Franklin moved to London between the years 1720 and 1730.
a)
True
b)
False
4.

What is wrong with the following timeline?

a)

The events are not about the United States.

b)

The events are not in chronological (time) order.

c)

The intervals are not evenly spaced.

d)

The events should have been placed on a line graph.

5.
Which happened first, the building of the Pyramids or the development of hieroglyphic writing?
a)
Pyramids of Giza built
b)
Development of hieroglyphic writing
6.
In what year did Nintendo release Game Boy?
a)
1996
b)
1989
c)
1978
7.

CE stands for Common Era

a)

True

b)

False

8.
A __________ shows the order in which events have occurred.
a)
timeline
b)
chronos
c)
title
d)
Anno Domini
9.

Which event on this timeline happened FIRST?

a)

Last use of hieroglyphic writing

b)

Rosetta Stone is carved

c)

Settlers in Nile Valley

d)

Development of hieroglyphic writing

10.
B.C.E. stands for
a)
Before Christ
b)
Best Common Era
c)
Before Common Era
d)
Common Era
11.
B.C. Stands for
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christ
c)
Before Columbus Era
d)
Best Cousins
12.
On a timeline, B.C.E. is represented
a)
on the right side of the timeline
b)
on the left side of the timeline
c)
in the year zero
d)
B.C.E. is never on a timeline
13.
On a timeline, C.E. is represented
a)
on the right side of the timeline
b)
on the left side of the timeline
c)
in the year zero
d)
C.E. is never on a timeline
14.
AD
a)
Anno Domini
b)
After Death
c)
After Dinner
d)
Already Done
15.
Timelines should include 
a)
predictions about the future
b)
unimportant events
c)
important events
16.

What era of time do we live in?

a)

CE

b)

BCE

17.

What is the earliest year on this timeline?

a)

3000 B.C.

b)

300 B.C.

c)

A.D. 500

d)

A.D. 1500

18.

Which happened earlier?

a)

gladiator combats in Rome

b)

fencing in Egypt

c)

chess in Persia

d)

playing cards in China

19.

What does B.C.E. stand for?

a)

Before Christ

b)

Common Era

c)

Before Common Era

d)

Anno Domini

20.

Which event happened first?

a)

2000 C.E.

b)

1000 B.C.E.

c)

A.D. 3000

d)

3000 B.C.E.

21.

Which of the following dates occurred latest?

a)

300 B.C.

b)

500 B.C.

c)

500 C.E.

d)

300 C.E.

22.

How many years are in a decade?

a)

100

b)

10

c)

1

d)

What is a decade?

23.

What does c. stand for?

a)

B.C.E.

b)

circa

c)

nothing

d)

class

24.

How many years are in a century?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

None

25.

How many years are in a century?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

None

26.

Which event occurred latest?

a)

5000 B.C.E.

b)

1000 C.E.

c)

50 B.C.

d)

A.D. 5000

27.

Which of the following dates mean the same as 2020?

a)

2020 B.C.E.

b)

2020 C.E.

c)

2020 B.C.

d)

A.D. 2020

28.

B.C.E. and B.C. refer to the same time period.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

How many years are in a decade?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

30.

Did 1500 B.C.E. come before or after 3000 B.C.E.?

a)

Before

b)

After

31.
What kind of map is this?
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Population
d)
Product
32.
What type of map is this?
a)
Population
b)
Political
c)
Product
d)
Weather
33.
A map that shows how many people live in a particular area is a
a)
physical map
b)
product map
c)
weather map
d)
population map
34.
What kind of map is this?
a)
Product
b)
Weather
c)
Physical
d)
Political
35.
A map that shows the land as it was created by nature such as water, mountains or plains is
a)
population map
b)
political map
c)
product map
d)
physical map
36.
A map that shows places and boundaries such as townships, counties, states, provinces or nations is
a)
political map
b)
population map
c)
climate map
d)
physical map
37.
A map that shows what is made in a particular area such as fruits, vegetables, etc. is
a)
product map
b)
population map
c)
physical map
d)
weather map
38.
A map that shows where it is sunny, rainy, cloudy, and snowy or high and low temperatures is
a)
weather map
b)
physical map
c)
temperature map
d)
maps
39.

NE,NW,SE,SW are known as ____________directions

a)

CARDINAL

b)

INTERMEDIATE

c)

MAJOR

d)

MANDATORY

40.

These maps may be useful for mountain hikers.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

41.

This map shows imaginary lines (borders)

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

42.

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

43.

A Compass Rose shows ___________ ?

a)

Symbols

b)

Routes

c)

Directions

d)

Climate

44.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

45.

A map showing boundaries of countries, states, and counties is called a ____________?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Elevation

46.
North, South, East and West are all called the ____________________ directions.
a)
main
b)
cardinal
c)
four
d)
intermediate
47.
One of 4 directions that are midway between the cardinal directions.
a)
Intermiddle directions
b)
Mediate directions
c)
Intermediate directions
d)
Cardinal directions
48.
What type of map shows borders between states and countries?
a)
Road Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Time Zone Map
d)
Political Map
49.
_______ are used on maps as a tool for measuring distance.
a)
symbols
b)
labels
c)
keys
d)
scales
50.
The information that explains what each symbol on a map stands for is the _______,
a)
Inset Map
b)
Locator Map
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Key
51.
A _____ tells us what the map is about.
a)
Summary
b)
Story
c)
Title
d)
Conclusion
52.

Which one is a road map?

a)
b)
c)
d)
53.

Shows how to drive from one place to another.

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Weather/Climate Map

d)

Road Map

54.

If you were driving from Alabama to California which map would you use?

a)

Physical Map

b)

World Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Road Map

55.

__________ are special drawings of a place .

a)

Globe

b)

Maps

c)

scale

d)

directions

56.

A source that was created by someone who learned about an event and was made long after the even occurred.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

57.

The quote, "The time is always right to do what is right," by Martin Luther King Jr. is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

58.

A history textbook is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

59.

A source that was made by someone who experienced an event.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

60.

An audio recording of an interview with the famous scientist Marie Curie would be a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

61.

The movie based on true events about Bethany Hamilton is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

62.

Photographs are always primary sources

a)

True

b)

False

63.

A journal of science notes written by Charles Darwin is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

64.

A biography of Benjamin Franklin is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

65.

Artifacts are a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

66.

Military records are a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

67.

A podcast where two adults talk about Leonardo Da Vinci is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

68.

A theater play about the Revolutionary War is a:

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

69.

Select ALL the Secondary sources

a)

Artifacts

b)

Website

c)

YouTube Video

d)

Historical Documents

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