Unit 1- Summative Assessment v.2

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What is the BEST definition of history?

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The study of past human experiences and how they shape the present

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Why do historians use primary sources?

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They give direct evidence from the time period.

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Which is a secondary source? A textbook chapter about the Great Depression, A letter from George Washington

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A textbook chapter about the Great Depression

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Which question would a historian MOST likely ask?

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Why did this event happen?

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What skill do historians use when they “think like a historian”?

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Asking questions and analyzing evidence

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Geography and Environment is about: How technology changes, How land and climate affect people

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How land and climate affect people

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Which theme of history is MOST about fairness, freedom, and government? Options: Politics and Government, Economics

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Politics and Government

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Which is an example of the theme Culture? Jazz music spread in the 1920s, The invention of the telephone

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Jazz music spread in the 1920s

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Which best shows Innovation and Technology? Options: The Louisiana Purchase expanding U.S. territory, The cotton gin increasing production

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The cotton gin increasing production

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Why do historians use essential questions?

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To focus on big ideas in history