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Investigating the Past - Revision
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1
CE is the same as AD.
True
False
2
A Roman coin is an example of a secondary source.
False
True
3
Which of the following is NOT true about early humans?
They were nomadic
The have lived on Earth for approximately 200 000 years.
The were farmer-herders
They originated in South East Africa
4
What does chronological order mean?
to arrange events from oldest to newest
to put events into a logical order
recording only important events
to arrange events from newest to oldest
5
Once an archaeologist digs on a site, it is never the same again.
True
False
6
Which of the following is NOT a necessary characteristic of a civilisation?
system of writing
place of worship
public transport
division of labour
7
What sort of information about life in the stone age could be gathered from this picture?
average age of a person
shelter
hunting techniques
diet
8
The four main periods of history in chronological order are.................
prehistory, ancient, medieval, modern history
ancient, prehistory, medieval, modern history
medieval, prehistory, ancient, modern history
prehistory, medieval, ancient, modern history
9
Farming was discovered in the palaeolithic era.
True
False
10
When did ancient history end and medieval history begin?
674 CE
476 CE
674 BCE
467 CE
11
If someone was born in 50 BCE and died in 30 CE, how old were they?
60
40
20
80
12
What is the minimum population for a civilisation?
10 000
15 000
50 000
5 000
13
What is a primary source?
Something you put on your food.
An original or first hand account of an event.
An artefact made a long time ago.
Something that was made after an event.
14
People in the old stone age had no form of entertainment.
False
True
15
What century is 1555 in?
18th
16th
15th
17th
16
If you were dating an old pottery vase would it be a good idea to use Carbon 14 dating?
No
Yes
17
What method of dating is shown in this picture?
Fluorine dating
Stratigraphy
Dendrochronology
Radiocarbon dating
18
Is this picture an example of a primary or secondary source?
secondary
primary
19
People didn't know how to sew clothes in the Neolithic Age.
True
False
20
The year 950 CE occurs in the period of history called Modern.
False
True
21
Houses were built in the neolithic age.
True
False
22
What century was the year 8 BC in?
9th
8th
7th
1st
23
There is no evidence of religion from the Palaeolithic age.
False
True
24
The time after the birth of christ is referred to as............................
Before the birth of christ
Anno Domini
Common era
Before present
25
Carbon 14 dating is an absolute method of dating organic matter.
True
False
26
What is a site where an archaeologist works called?
dog
dig
dip
grid
27
What stone did people use in the stone age to make tools and weapons with.
sedimentary
flint
granite
marble
28
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
The backpack carried by Otzi
Otzi's shoes
A documentary about Otzi
Otzi's copper axe
29
The Out of Africa theory explains..............
how modern humans developed and moved around the world
how modern humans learnt to read and write
where dinosaurs lived
all non-Africans originated in England
30
Which of the following dates are in chronological order?
34 BC, 1256 BC, 1984 BC, 2016 BC
2500 BC, 34 BC, 1750 AD, 1999 AD
87B, 87 AD, 1984 AD, 2016 AD
76 BC, 50 BC, 38 AD, 99 AD
31
What was the major activity of people in the old stone age.
making cloth
farming
hunting
cooking
32
The printing press was invented approximately 1445. What era of history is this?
modern
medieval
ancient
prehistory
33
What is the first step when carrying out a dig?
dig slowly
take photographs of the artefacts
divide the area into a grid pattern
record the finds
34
Jericho became a civilisation because.........
they had a reliable food and water source
they had intelligent people who could build things
they were wealthy
they had a strong religion
