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1
History is the study of
the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
Earth, its natural features and its people.
how people make economic choices about scarce resources.
the people and events of the past.
2
Which of the following URL endings are ranked in the order of most reliable to least reliable
org., edu., gov.
edu., gov., org.
gov., edu., org.
3
Prehistory is the time before people developed writing
True
False
4
The Islamic calendar is based on which event?
the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Muhammad's journey from Makkah (Mecca) to Madinah (Medina).
Allah's revelation of the Quran to Muhammad
the ascension of Muhammad into Heaven.
5
The study of historical interpretations is called...
anthropology.
historiography
sociology.
political science.
6
A judgement that cannot be proven true or false.
opinion
fact
7
The study of human culture and its development over time.
archaeology
paleontology
anthropology
8
The sources you use in research must be works of...
nonfiction that are based on facts.
persuasive essays.
fiction such as short stories, fables and novels.
9
Historical events should always be judged through the lens of modern values.
False
True
10
A book written in A.D. 1086 that contains information about the people of England at that time.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Domesday Book
The Epic of Gilgamesh
11
The ancient Egyptians based one of their calendars on the cycle of the
water
moon
sun
seasons
12
The Julian calendar started counting years at the...
building of the Colosseum
birth of Julius Caesar
founding of Rome
birth of Jesus
13
A group of 10 years is a
era
period
decade
century
14
How can you avoid plagiarism?
by deleting quotation marks from direct quotations.
by referring to the author when using his or her ideas.
15
The study of fossils of animal and plants.
archaeology
paleontology
anthropology
16
When two historians disagree, one is clearly right and the other is clearly wrong.
True
False
17
Trustworthy information that you find online will...
provide evidence that the author is a subject expert.
usually not include the author's name.
be biased toward a particular point of view.
18
Which would be good source material for a history research project?
newspaper articles
a celebrity gossip blog
a historical novel
19
A historian's point of view can influence his or her interpretation of an event.
True
False
20
In the Gregorian calendar the years before the birth of Jesus are known as "B.C.," or______.
before Cicero
before Columbus
before Christ
before Chaucer
21
The months of the Chinese and Jewish calendars are based on
position of the North Star in the sky.
vernal(spring) and autumnal (fall) equinoxes.
appearance of the new moon.
the arrival of various seasons.
22
Modern humans belong to the species Homo Sapiens which is Latin for
"wise man"
"able man"
"upright man"
23
A government record, a photograph and a diary are examples of...
primary sources
secondary sources
24
A source that is created after a historical event by people who were not part of the event.
secondary source
primary source
25
Professional historians are experts in every era of history.
True
False
26
Studying history teaches us how we fit into the human story.
False
True
27
To express a personal feeling or attitude about something by not including all of the facts.
bias
trustworthy viewpoint
logical reasoning
impartial and objective
28
What does a jagged or slanted line on a time line represent?
a certain period of time has been omitted from the time line
nothing of historical importance occurred during this period
the history of this time period is lost or otherwise unknown
29
The Julian calendar was developed by Julius Caesar.
False
True
30
The Gregorian calendar begins counting years from___________.
the ascension of Pope Gregory the XIII.
the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire.
the founding of Rome.
the birth of Jesus.
