What could historians conclude by studying the evidence from the cave painting?

Art was their only means of communication.

is written from a trustworthy point of view.

When studying history, you should

draw conclusions based on evidence, not modern values.

What do the Muslim, Hebrew, and Gregorian calendars have in common?

They were derived from the Julian calendar.

Why didn’t cave painting include a written description of what was happening?

It was drawn before people learned to use written language.

The study of history can help us make decisions about the future because

conflict and cooperation are examples we can learn from

What can you infer from the cave painting?

Hunting was important to the people.

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1
True or False: It is important to use both primary and secondary resources in historical research
True
False
2
True or False: Historians who study the same historical topic will come to the same conclusion about the event.
True
False
3
What could historians conclude by studying the evidence from the cave painting?
They were fast runners.
They used bows and arrows to hunt.
The people lived in caves.
Art was their only means of communication.
4
An example of a secondary source would be
a ship’s manifest.
an explorer’s journal.
an arrowhead found at a dig site.
the biography of a pharaoh.
5
True or False: Historians can effectively study a finite subject with a narrow focus for several years.
False
True
6
How can you be sure the information you found on the Internet while researching is indeed from a reliable resource?
ending of the URL
All of the above
level of scholarship of the journal the article comes from
authorship of the article
7
A historian could use a cave painting as
a secondary source.
a primary source.
an example of biased evidence.
an example of fossilized remains.
8
A reliable source
is written from a trustworthy point of view.
must be a primary source.
is usually a secondary source.
may contain some biased information.
9
According to the timeline, which civilization was the earliest to flourish?
Harappa flourishes
Mohenjo-Daro
10
When studying history, you should
take into account how people view events in present times, not past.
use modern ideas to evaluate the historical event.
draw conclusions based on evidence, not modern values.
base your conclusions on other historians’ opinions.
11
True or Falst: Ten decades grouped together is called a millennium.
True
False
12
What do the Muslim, Hebrew, and Gregorian calendars have in common?
They were derived from the Julian calendar.
They were all based on events of religious importance.
They contained the same number of days.
They all began at the same point in time.
13
To learn the answers to historical questions, historians
interview individuals who know about significant historical periods.
seek out other historians with the same point of view.
make guesses about what they think might have happened.
look for evidence.
14
True or False: A historian needs to evaluate a primary source to decide if it has a trustworthy point of view.
False
True
15
About how many years before the birth of Jesus was the Buddha born?
2000
2500
500
563
16
Why didn’t cave painting include a written description of what was happening?
Because it was in a cave, it was too dark to do any extensive writing.
It was drawn before people learned to use written language.
The dyes used for the pictures were not suited to writing.
The artist intended it to be just an artistic work.
17
The study of history can help us make decisions about the future because
people and events from the past are similar to those of today
people who study history are smart
the same events tend to happen again and again.
conflict and cooperation are examples we can learn from
18
What can you infer from the cave painting?
Hunting was important to the people.
The people worshipped animals.
The artist was a man.
Animal blood was used as paint.
19
True or False: Letters, diaries, and government records are examples of secondary sources
True
False

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