Social Studies Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Learning about the Past

Question 1

You cannot learn anything about history by using a computer and the Internet.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

A primary source is something that helps you learn about people, places, and ____.

Accepted Answer

events from the past

Question 3

An object that was made or used by people long ago is called ____.

Accepted Answer

artifact

Question 4

People who study and write about history are called ____.

Accepted Answer

historians

Question 5

A daily record of thoughts and events in a person's life is a ____.

Accepted Answer

journal

Question 6

A diary is the same as a journal.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

A book about a person's life is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

biorgraphy

Question 8

Artifacts can be found in a ______.

Accepted Answer

museum

Question 9

Books, maps, newspapers, magazines and encyclopedia can be found in a ____.

Accepted Answer

library

Question 10

Historians can only use primary sources to learn and write about people and events long ago.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Biographies and textbooks are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

secondary sources

Question 12

Journals, letters, and maps are examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

primary sources

Question 13

Photographs, paintings, and drawings are all examples of _____.

Accepted Answer

primary sources

Question 14

Material that was written or made by someone who saw an event happen is a ____.

Accepted Answer

primary source

Question 15

Material that was written or made by someone who did not see an event happen is a ____.

Accepted Answer

secondary source

Questions 15