8th Grade Social Studies Exam

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A document or record of past events created by people who were present at that time is called ____________.

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Primary Source

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A ________________ is written after the time period by an expert or historian and can include books, magazines, and short articles.

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secondary Source

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A long period of time with similar characteristics

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era

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An unreasoned emotional judgement or feeling

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bias

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A century is

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100 years

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Which of the following is NOT correct?
AD = CE
BC = BCE
BC = CE

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BC = CE

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What is Prehistory?

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The period of time before there were written records

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Most of the information we know about prehistory comes from where? Options: archaeology, anthropology, historians, the History Channel

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archaeology

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What is history?

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an account of the past constructed from evidence.

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decade

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10 years