ATC Chapter 1 Review

true or false... a person's background affects the way they see an event and how they choose to tell it

true or false... more than 50,000 miles of paved highways connected the Roman Empire

true or false... historians expand our view of the past

pilgrims traveled for

the period between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance is referred to as

which of the following was not an innovation that freed sailors from the dependence on weather

this is a record of past human events: the study of the past, including explanation of events

a.d. stands for anno domini

these people were the first to use horseshoes

a T-O Map gave an accurate view of the world

b.c.e stands for "before christian era."

before a.d. 150 sailors were at the mercy of

true or false... most historians prefer to work with a secondary source

b.c stands for

which of the following inventions did not improve horseback riding:

prehistory is history before the development of

when deciding whether to use a source, historians must consider all except

the greatest geographer and mapmaker in the Roman Empire was

true or false... ptolemy's work was neglected as the Roman Empire declined

the needle of a magnetic compass always points

this is the science of finding and studying "silent remains"

the name of this chapter is

true or false... a bit is a metal piece that fits around the horse's neck

true or false... secondary sources are written by those who participated in or observed the events they describe

which of the following were means of travel in the roman empire

these sure-footed animals could carry up to 1100 pounds and withstand extreme cold and heat

people in the Roman Empire did not usually travel for

sea travel was hazardous during the Roman Empire because

a sternpost rudder is used to power the ship

distances seem greater when