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Foundations of History

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An introduction to #what history is, #what historians do, #primary and secondary sources.

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1
The period of history from 3500 B.C.-A.D. 500 is
Modern History
Prehistory
Ancient History
The Middle Ages
2
What is Paleontology?
the study of fossils
the study of artifacts
the study of human culture
the study of planets
3
A decade is a group of how many years?
10
15
20
50
4
What time period starts from the birth of Christ?
B.C.E
AC/DC
A.D.
B.C.
5
What is a system for arranging events in order called?
Primary source
Artifact
Calendar
Time line
6
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
photograph
autobiography
diary
biography
7
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
Pottery from the ancient Greeks.
A "Who Was..." book
The Declaration of Independence
An autobiography
8
Secondary sources are...
Empty choice
Empty choice
first hand evidence of an event in history
documents or written work created after an event (usually much later)
9
What is Archaeology?
The study of science
The study of objects to learn about past human life
The study of fossils
The study of human culture
10
What is an era?
A mistake made on a test.
A block of time from the past.
A baseball average.
100 years.
11
What would a historian study to learn about people from the past?
Artifacts
A calendar
Fossils
Centuries
12
Money from a particular period in history would be considered a
primary source
biased source
point of view
secondary source
13
What is anthropology?
The study of artifacts
The study of human cultures
The study of fossils
The study of bugs
14
How many years are in a millennium?
1,000
100
1,000,000
10,000