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What Is History?

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1
What does bias mean?
when an event makes you angry
an emotional judgment about people/events
something that shows proof something is true
a personal attitude about people and life
2
What does a historian do?
study the past
study human behavior
study animals
study current events
3
How many years in a century?
100
50
1,000
10
4
What is an anthropologist?
person who studies artifacts
person who studies animal behavior
person who studies human culture
person who studies fossils
5
Which online source would likely have the best info on population?
www.population.com
www.beautiful-people-of-india.org
www.cia.gov/india
www.tourism-india.com
6
The study of fossils is
Paleontology
species
Anthropology
Archaeology
7
How many years in a decade?
1,000
100
500
10
8
Firsthand evidence about an event is which type of source?
Scholarly source
Evidence
Primary source
Secondary source
9
A work of scholarly history can be identified by
its lively writing style
its relevance to current events
its accuracy and lack of bias
its biased point of view
10
How does the Gregorian calendar label events that happened after the birth of Jesus?
C.E
B.C.E
B.C
A.D
11
Name the largest continent in the world
Asia
Russia
Africa
North America
12
What is one way to avoid plagiarism?
Always give credit to a source
Read a source four times
Always use the media center
Never use the internet
13
Which one is secondary source?
George Washington's Hat
Biography
Autobiography
Letter written by a solider