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WorksheetsJs 1 History
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
A narration that is not factual is called________________
Story
history
biography
true life stories
Private Archives are owned by private individuals and organizations.True or False?
True
False
How is a primary source mainly different from a secondary source?
A primary source contains less bias
A primary source contains evidence from a witness to the event in history
A secondary source contains more bias
A secondary source contains evidence from a witness to the event in history
A source created during the time period being investigated is:
Primary
Secondary
Is it possible to recover everything from the past?
Yes, it'll all be buried somewhere
No, most things are lost forever
What do archaeologists do?
Dig up the past
Find buried objects
Hunt for treasure
Collect sources for historians
The term archaeology comes from the Greek word arkhaiologia, meaning ‘the discussion of ancient things’.
True
False
What questions will historians use to investigate the past?
who and what
where and when
why and who
how
The clues that historians use are known as
sauces
sources
hypothesis
anno domini
Historia means learning by asking questions.
True
False
History comes from what Greek word?
historia
herstoria
his story
hystoria
Which document is a secondary source?
Research findings on video gaming's effects
Population statistics from the Australian Census
An almanac
Kevin Rudd's apology speech
One of the following is an importance of the Sources of History.
They help historians to validate the past.
They are not useful materials
They do not help historians in anyway
They do not help historians debunk erroneous views
One of the following option is not an importance of Sources of History.
They help historians to dig into the past of societies.
They do not help historians to validate the past
They help historians to interpret the past.
They help historians to debunk erroneous views about Africa, such as European and Arabic views about the African past.
___________________ are based on primary sources.
Original sources
Secondary sources
Tertiary sources
Written sources
___________________ are considered as original pieces of information
Secondary Sources
Primary Sources
Tertiary Sources
Aggregates of Primary and Secondary sources
What are simply documentary sources or information called?
Oral sources
Written sources
A television program
A radio programme
_____________________are information passed through verbal means or words of mouth.
Written sources
Oral sources
Writings
A document
____________________ are the working materials a historian uses in writing about the past.
History
Types of history
Sources of history
Storytelling
One of the following is not a written source of history.
diaries
a textbook
a television programmes
d) a document
