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Chapter 1: What does a historian do?
Chapter 1: What does a historian do?
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An
emotional opinion
in a letter is an example of something that contains:
a conclusion
credentials
bias
2
Facts contain some bias.
False
True
3
Opinions
do NOT contain any bias.
False
True
4
Pottery is an example of:
archeological evidence
bias
a secondary source
a fossil
5
A decade is a group of:
100 years
1,000 years
ten centuries
10 years
6
It's ok to plagiarize.
True
Nah
7
The Age of Discovery
is still taking place today
made possible by technological advances to ships&compasses
the 1st time ANYONE in the world knew the world was round
spanned from the 15th century to the 18th century
8
An example of an
artifact
would be:
tools
weapons
a preserved woolly mammouth carcass
pottery
9
A URL is
Happy Halloween
an acronym
the address of an online website
10
Dogs and cats are:
species
artifacts
11
Data is:
the address of an online resource
a credential
a form of plagiarism
information, usually facts & figures
12
During prehistoric times, writing WAS invented, but drawings were not.
True
False
13
To _ is to reach a
final decision/judgment
after examining evidence
infer
conclude
research
feel sad
14
The diary of a Revolutionary War soldier is:
a fossil
a primary source
bias
a secondary source
15
Secondary source
created by someone who was NOT part of a historical event
created after a historical event
include letters & diaries by historical figures
16
Which came first? 300 BC or 100 BC
100 BC
the chicken
the egg
300 BC
17
A chapter from a science textbook is:
a primary source
plagiarism
credentials
a secondary source
18
A millenium is a group of ten ____.
gerbils
centuries
decades
years
19
The Age of Exploration is a:
topic that is just the RIGHT SIZE for research
topic that is too NARROW for research
topic that is too BROAD for research
20
_ gives you confidence that someone is an expert at a task.
Fossils
Credentials
A pigeon
Artifacts
21
A system for arranging days in order is a
decade
raisin
calendar
century
22
An example of a primary source:
fossilized mosquitos used to create T-rexes at Jurassic Park
cave paintings from the prehistoric era
chart of how many votes Obama received in the 2012 election
pottery from the prehistoric era
23
Bias takes away the credibility of a source.
False
Yasssss
24
12:00-12:01 AM on June 6, 1944 is an example of a topic that is __ for historical research.
too broad
just right
too narrow
25
Which calendar is still in use today?
Julian Calendar
the sundial
turtles
Gregorian calendar
26
Anthro
pology is the study of:
human culture & how it develops
objects made by people from the past (artifacts)
fossils 2 learn about what the world was like many years ago
27
A(n) _ is an object
made by people
.
fossil
artifact
conclusion
28
To _ is to present someone else's work as your own.
credit
plagiarize
conclude
cite
29
If an archeologist from the future examined an iPhone from today, he/she might conclude that:
we missed out on chances for face-2-face connection
our writing abilities suffered b/c we grew 2 used 2 texting
we were obsessed with emojis :,(
we all loved technology a little too much
30
Primary sources
written/created by people who experienced a historical event
include history textbooks
31
Weapons, tools, and pottery are considered
fossils
.
True
False
32
"All the dictators ever" is an example of a topic that is __ for historical research.
too narrow
too broad
just right
33
A century is a group of:
ten centuries
ten decades
1,000 years
ten years
34
WWII is an example of:
a topic that is just the RIGHT SIZE for research
a topic that is TOO NARROW for research
the bloodiest war in American history
a topic that is TOO BROAD for research
35
"To disobey or break a rule" is to:
violate
infer
plagiarize
36
_ is the study of
objects
to learn about past
human life
.
Archeology
Paleontology
Biology
Anthropology
37
You can trust a historian with strong credentials.
True
False