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What is History?
What is History?
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Which event is most recent?
1776 AD- Declaration of Independence signed
1492 CE- Columbus discovers America
5500 BCE- Writing is invented
2000 BC- Sumerians live in Fertile Crescent
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Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
A coin from ancient Greece
A sword from one of Alexander the Great's soldiers
A modern book written about Alexander the Great
The body of Alexander the Great
3
What statement BEST describes chronological order?
Dates in order from AD to BC
Dates in order from big to small
Dates in order from oldest to most recent
Dates in order from least to greatest
4
How many years are in a millennium?
1,000
10
100
1,000,000
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How do historians learn about history?
They talk to their friends
They watch the History Channel
They gather evidence from sources
They make guesses about what happened.
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What is a secondary source?
Evidence created after the event
A person's point of view
A person's personal beliefs
Firsthand evidence
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What type of source is this image?
Biased Source
Primary Source
Fossilized Source
Secondary Source
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What is an artifact?
A personal attitude about people or life
A long period of time
An object made by humans
Firsthand evidence of an event in history
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What does the timeline show?
Decades
Centuries
Millennia
Eras
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What is the time span of this timeline?
7 years
700 years
100 years
1600 years
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What is a primary source?
Evidence created after an event
A person's point of view
Firsthand evidence
A person's personal beliefs
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Which event happened first?
2001 AD- 9/11 terrorist attacks
356 BC- Alexander the Great is born
490 BC-The Greeks win the Battle of Marathon
31 BC- Battle of Actium
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Which statement is BEST supported by the image?
The ancient Egyptians were able to control certain animals
The ancient Egyptians rode spotted cows
The ancient Egyptians were mean to their animals
The painter was a man
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What does BC stand for?
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In the year of the lord
Before Christ
Before Chronology
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How many years are between 5500 BC and 3000 BC
3500
2500
8500
1500
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What best describes how secondary sources are created?
Archaeologists recover artifacts from historical sites
Historians gather evidence from primary sources
Filmmakers film local customs
Historians conduct interviews with local people
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Which of the following is a primary source?
A diary
A textbook
A biography
A photograph of a Greek temple
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What does AD stand for?
Anno Domini
After Death
Annual Date
Actual Date
