The letters B.C. and B.C.E refer to the

Time before the birth of Christ

Which one of the following is an example of a primary source?

A picture of soldiers during World War 2.

What is a primary source?

Source created at an event by an individual who was there

What is a secondary source?

A second-hand account of an event or time period.

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

An artist's painting of what cowboy life was probably like.

Which group of time periods is arranged from the smallest to largest?

A. Year, decade, century, millennium

An archaeologist studies history by ________________.

digging for and studying artifacts.

The ancient civilizations of China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all developed

Because rivers deposited rich soil suitable for farming

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1
The letters B.C. and B.C.E refer to the
Period of the middle ages
Time after the birth of Christ
Time before the birth of Christ
Current Period of time
2
Which one of the following is an example of a primary source?
A scientist explaining how Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.
A biography of President Obama written in 2012.
A picture of soldiers during World War 2.
A text book describing the Civil Rights movement.
3
This graphic is an example of the use of a _________________.
Hemisphere
Scale
Migration
Map key
4
The Himalayan range is considered as the world’s highest mountain range, with its tallest peak:
Kunlun
Mt. Everest
Tirich Mir
Hindu Kush
5
An anthropologist is an historian who studies __________________.
Ancient plant life
Animal behavior
Human culture
Fossils found in the ground
6
The _________________ flows through the center of Egypt.
Yangtze River
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
Red Sea
7
1000 Years is known as a _____________.
Decade
Era
Millennium
Century
8
The Yellow River is also known as the
Chang
Huang He
Xi
Amur
9
What is a primary source?
Source that is not important for historians to study
Source used often
Source created at an event by an individual who was there
Source found in an important book like an encyclopedia
10
The Himalayan Mountains separate India from China. The Himalayan Mountains are known as_______.
Natural barriers
Continents
Hemispheres
Entrances
11
Given the geography of Greece, the ancient Greeks likely became experts at what?
Hunting and gathering
Sailing and shipbuilding
Making silk and glass
Irrigation and farming
12
North, South, East, and West are called
Hemispheres
Cardinal directions
Map keys
Scales
13
A century is ___________ years.
1000 Years
10 Years
100 Years
1 Million Years
14
_____ means to twist out of shape or change size.
Distort
Map scale
Compass rose
Migration
15
What is a secondary source?
A second-hand account of an event or time period.
Source without different perspectives.
Source without bias.
Source created at an event by someone who was there.
16
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
An interview with Alexander Graham Bell
Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2.
An artist's painting of what cowboy life was probably like.
A newspaper article from 1912 about the Titanic sinking.
17
The two main rivers in Mesopotamia are
Ganges and Indus
Upper Nile and Lower Nile
A. Huang He and Yangtze
Tigris and Euphrates
18
Historians are people who _________________.
Study and write about the human past.
Dig up and study artifacts made by humans.
]Study cultures of present humans and their ancestors.
All of the above
19
Which group of time periods is arranged from the smallest to largest?
Decade, millennium, century, year
A. Year, decade, century, millennium
Millennium, decade, year, century
Millennium, year, century, decade
20
An archaeologist studies history by ________________.
looking up facts on the internet.
examining plant and animal remains.
digging for and studying artifacts.
visiting a museum and looking at exhibits
21
The ancient civilizations of China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all developed
Because of vast deserts that attracted settlers
As a result of serious drought
Because rivers deposited rich soil suitable for farming
Because they were all surrounded by mountains

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