Global History pre-assessment

B.C.E. stands for

• Before Christ
• Best Common Era
• Before Common Era
• Common Era

Historians divide the past into larger blocks of time known as...

• fossils

• decades

• eras

• periods

Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order?

• 1900, 1800, 1700, 1600
• 1600, 1800, 1700, 1900
• 1700, 1800, 1900, 1600
• 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900

Which set of dates is in the correct chronological order?

• 100 BC, 200 BC, 300 BC, 400 BC
• 200 BC, 300 BC, 400 BC, 100 BC
• 400 BC, 300 BC, 200 BC, 100 BC
• 300 BC, 400 BC, 200 BC, 100 BC

Which set of events is in the correct chronological order?

• 300 BC, 200 BC, 200 AD, 300 AD
• 300 AD, 200 AD, 200 BC, 300 BC
• 200 BC, 300 BC, 200 AD, 300 AD
• 200 AD, 300 AD, 200 BC, 300 BC

Which event happened first?

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

Which year comes last?

• 1776

• 1492

• 1865

• 1812

What is a primary source?

• An original, firsthand account of an event or time period

• A account of an event or time period that was written after that time

• An account that is written in first person

• An account that is written by two authors

What is a secondary source?

• An original, firsthand account of an event or time period

• A account of an event or time period that was written after that time

• An account that is written in first person

• An account that is written by two authors

In the map above, which continent is labeled number 1?

• North America

• South America

• North Dakota

• South Dakota