Timeline
10 years
decades
Historians need to evaluate a primary source to decide if it has a trustworthy point of view.
True or False?
True
A decision reached after examination of evidence
a. anthropology
b. archaeology
c. artifact
d. conclusion
d. conclusion
Historians can study a finite subject with a narrow focus for several years.
True or False?
True
Why didn't cave paintings have written descriptions?
They were drawn before people learned to write.
100 years
decade
What source are letters, diaries, and government records?
Primary or secondary?
primary
the study of objects to learn about past human life.
a. anthropology
b. archaeology
c. artifact
d. scholarly
b. archaeology
Historians who study the same historical topic will come to the same conclusion about the event.
True or False?
False
What source are cave paintings?
Primary or secondary?
Primary
1000 years
millennium
a reliable source:
a. is written from a trustworthy point of view
b. is usually a secondary source
c. must be a primary source
a. is written from a trustworthy point of view
an object made by people.
a. artifact
b. scholarly
c. anthropology
a. artifact
when studying history, you should:
a. draw conclusions based on evidence, not modern values
b. use modern ideas to evaluate the historical event
c. look at how people view events in present times, not past.
What did these cave paintings show people using to hunt?
weapons like bow and arrow, spears, and swords
Historians can study a finite subject with narrow focus for several years.
True or False?
choose the example of a secondary source.
a. a ship's record
b. the biography of a pharaoh
d. an arrowhead found at a dig site
b. the biography of a pharaoh
concerned with academic learning or research.
a. artifact
b. anthropology
c. scholarly
a. people and events from the past are so old fashioned
b. people who study history are usually smart and are more likely to make better decisions
c. historical instances of conflict and cooperation are examples that we can learn from
c. historical instances of conflict and cooperation are examples that we can learn from
What did these cave paintings represent?
a way of communication
If Buddha was born in 563 B.C. how many years was that before the birth of Jesus?
563 years.
How can you be sure that information on the internet is a reliable source?
if the website is a .gov, .edu, and sometimes .org. Must not be biased
the study of human culture and how it develops over time.
a. archaeology
b. anthropology
c. conclusion
b. anthropology
to learn the answers to historical questions, historians:
a. seek out other historians with the same point of view.
b. look for evidence.
c. interview individuals who know about significant historical periods.
b. look for evidence
What did the cave paintings usually infer?
Hunting was important to the people.