stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
What is History Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
What is History
What is History
46 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
104 plays
World History
Flashcards
46 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
46
Answers
1
This picture is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
Human Environment Interaction
Region
Location
Movement
2
Who invented the Julian calander?
Greg
Julius Caesar
Caesar salad
Orange Julius
3
What is an artifact?
Firsthand evidence of an event in history
A personal attitude about people or life
An object made by humans
A long period of time
4
A decade is a period of time that lasts _______.
10 years
1,000 years
100 years📷
10000 years
5
How many years are between 5500 BC and 3000 BC
8500
1500
2500
3500
6
Who created the Gregorian calander?
Pope John Paul l
Pope Francis
Pope Gregory Xlll
Pope Gregory lll
7
How many years are between 1800 CE and 1865 CE
3665
65
1865
56
8
Latitude measures how far North and South you are from ________________
The Equator
The Prime Meridian
The Tropics
The International Date Line
9
What is the time span of this timeline?
1600 years
7 years
100 years
700 years
10
What does the timeline show?
Decades
Eras
Centuries
Millennia
11
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
A sword from one of Alexander the Great's soldiers
The body of Alexander the Great
A coin from ancient Greece
A modern book written about Alexander the Great
12
What best describes how secondary sources are created?
Filmmakers film local customs
Historians conduct interviews with local people
Historians gather evidence from primary sources
Archaeologists recover artifacts from historical sites
13
Are these lines of latitude or longitude?
Latitude
Longitude
14
What type of map would you use to identify the location of cities?
physical map
political map
special-purpose map
cholorepleth
15
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
16
Which of the following is a primary source?
A textbook
A biography
A photograph of a Greek temple
A diary
17
This is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
Region
Movement
Location
Place
18
What is paleontology?
the study of fossils
the study of the planets
the study of rocks
the study of sunburns
19
Are these lines of latitude or longitude?
Latitude
Longitude
20
What does a historian do?
Reads important History books
Catalogs and archives History books
Analyzes clues from past objects and documents
Teaches history at Colleges and Universities
21
Which statement is biased?
I am the best basketball player in the world.
The world is divided into 7 continents.
The Eagles defeated the Browns in week 1.
The Romans were defeated in 455 AD.
22
How do historians learn about history?
They make guesses about what happened.
They talk to their friends
They gather evidence from sources
They watch the History Channel
23
What is a primary source?
A person's personal beliefs
Evidence created after an event
A person's point of view
Firsthand evidence
24
How many elements of geography?
6
5
8
3
25
Which Era includes the time before writing was invented?
Modern History
Middle Ages
Ancient History
Prehistory
26
What type of source is this image?
Secondary Source
Biased Source
Fossilized Source
Primary Source
27
This is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
Region
Movement
Place
Location
28
This is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Region
Movement
29
How many years are in a millennium?
10
1,000
100
1,000,000
30
What is a secondary source?
Evidence created after the event
Firsthand evidence
A person's point of view
A person's personal beliefs
31
This is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
Location
Place
Region
Movement
32
Which statement is BEST supported by the image?
The ancient Egyptians were able to control certain animals
The painter was a man
The ancient Egyptians rode spotted cows
The ancient Egyptians were mean to their animals
33
What does BC stand for?
Best Choice
Before Chronology
Before Christ
In the year of the lord
34
An anthropologist is mostly concerned with studying fossils.
True
False
35
Which of these elements of geography focuses on the forces that create weather?
human systems
physical systems
society
absolute and relative locations
36
Why study History?
Because it helps us make informed choices about the future.
All of the reasons mentioned.
Because it is a part of the curriculum.
Because it helps us understand why things are the way they are.
37
Which event is most recent?
1492 CE- Columbus discovers America
1776 AD- Declaration of Independence signed
2000 BC- Sumerians live in Fertile Crescent
5500 BCE- Writing is invented
38
What statement BEST describes chronological order?
Dates in order from AD to BC
Dates in order from least to greatest
Dates in order from oldest to most recent
Dates in order from big to small
39
Physical maps typically show...
capitals
land forms and bodies of water
bodies of water and cities
cities and states
40
Which source would be of the most use to someone researching the ancient Roman army?
A textbook all about Rome
A picture of a Roman soldier
A Roman sword
A replica of Roman armor
41
which is not elements of geography ?
maps and regions
physical system
uses of geography
environment and society
42
What is Archeology?
the study of history
the study of dinosaurs
the study of artifacts to learn about human history
The study of animal history
43
What does AD stand for?
Anno Domini
After Death
Annual Date
Actual Date
44
Which statement describes the dates in BCE
All of the above
BCE dates are the same as BC
BCE comes before CE
BCE dates start big and get smaller as we get closer to 0
45
Which set of dates are in the correct order?
3500 BC, 1100 BCE, 1240 AD, 1991 CE, 2000 AD
480 BC, 776 AD, 1492 BC, 2016 AD, 3000 BC
479 BCE, 323 BC, 41 CE, 12 BCE, 10 CE
5500 BC, 480 BC, 41 BC, 2000 AD, 1990 AD
46
Political maps show cities, states, territories, and countries.
False
True
