Which historical statement is opinion and not fact?

Alexander the Great was the greatest military leader ever

The records kept by archaeologists at a dig do NOT include:

the monetary value of the object

placing events in order from oldest to newest

The study of history involves:

learning about events in the past

History is a dynamic subject because:

as new evidence is discovered, history books may be altered

The Rosetta Stone was important to historians because it:

helped with deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics

The abbreviations BCE and CE stand for:

'before Common Era' and 'Common Era'

A timeline should be drawn so:

dates are arranged in chronological order

The establishment of the prime meridian in 1884 was important because:

universal days and times were established for all countries

The world's largest collection of manuscripts and objects is in:

the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington DC

The work of the historian involves:

analysing evidence to learn about past civilisations

Relative dating is different from absolute dating because relative dating:

does not provide an exact date for an artefact

Thinking about history in terms of continuity and change means:

understanding the sequence of events

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1
Which historical statement is opinion and not fact?
Alexander the Great was the greatest military leader ever
Alexander the Great was from Macedonia
Alexander the Great conquered Egypt
Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BCE
2
The records kept by archaeologists at a dig do NOT include:
where the object was found
what material the object was found in
what the object was found with
the monetary value of the object
3
The person often referred to as the 'father of history' is
Herodotus of Halicarnassus
Aeschylus of Greece
Darius of Persia
Tacitus of Rome
4
Which of the following is a primary source?
Tutankhamen's tomb
the Hollywood film Gladiator
a documentary on Tutankhamen's tomb
Pearson History 7 student book
5
The most appropriate method to use to accurately date bone fragments is:
radiocarbon dating
DNA analysis
typology
relative dating
6
One way of discovering sites for archaeological digs is by:
checking the street directory
tossing a coin
examining aerial photography
watching a television documentary on the topic
7
Chronology means:
dating and describing artefacts
placing events in order from oldest to newest
investigating when events happend
analysing ancient calendars
8
The study of history involves:
planning for the future
learning about events in the past
learning about the customs of other civilisations
finding out about the geography of other countries
9
History is a dynamic subject because:
there are periods of war and peace
news happens every day
as new evidence is discovered, history books may be altered
people have different opinions about what happened
10
The Rosetta Stone was important to historians because it:
helped with deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics
helped with deciphering of Linear A script
helped with deciphering of the Greek alphabet
helped with deciphering of the Roman alphabet
11
The abbreviations BCE and CE stand for:
'before Christ existed' and 'Christ entered'
'before Common Era' and 'Christ entered'
'before Common Era' and 'Common Era'
'before Christ existed' and 'Common Era'
12
A timeline should be drawn so:
events are arranged in alphabetical order
dates are labelled as BC and BCE
dates are arranged in chronological order
the year zero is always at one end
13
The establishment of the prime meridian in 1884 was important because:
the Mayan calendar was accepted in South American countries
universal days and times were established for all countries
all countries adopted the same world calendar
the Gregorian calendar was adopted in Australia
14
The world's largest collection of manuscripts and objects is in:
the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington DC
the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC
the Australian War Memorial
the Bristish Museum in London
15
The work of the historian involves:
excavating at digs to find artefacts
interpreting written documents of other ciilisations
storing and preserving artefacts and documents
analysing evidence to learn about past civilisations
16
Relative dating is different from absolute dating because relative dating:
does not provide an exact date for an artefact
only analysis plant, animal and human remains
does provide an exact date for an artefact
uses radiocarbon dating
17
Mohenjo-Daro was:
originally called Troy
modelled on the best cities of the ancient world
a city in present-day Turkey
a city in the Indus Valley
18
In reconstructing events of the past, historians prefer to rely on:
the Rosetta Stone
secondary sources
primary sources
old maps and manuscripts
19
Thinking about history in terms of continuity and change means:
understanding the sequence of events
questioning the facts and looking for more evidence
understanding whose point of view is presented
looking at all the evidence
20
Which tool(s) would an archaeologist use?
brush and hand trowel
pneumatic drill
sledgehammer
pick and shovel

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