History Class Quiz

What is history?

• History is past happenings

• The collection and recording of selective facts and events with an interpretation of their causes and effects.

• When Columbus came

• The path the Tainos travelled

The word History comes from which Greek word

• ángelos

• álpha

• Historia

• hélix

Which two words are very important in defining history?

• Record and facts

• facts and fiction

• past and facts

• Memory and record

why is it Important to Study History?

• Studying history afford us the ability of not allowing history to repeat itself in present time

• it is fun

• it educates the uneducated

• None of the above

Some historical skills are?

• Thinking skills, processing skills, typing skills

• critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, writing skills

• talking skills, listening skills, thinking skills

History is made up of characteristics. What does the term characteristics of history means?

• What history is

• How history is

• These are features that make history unique as an academic discipline

• None of the above

History is based on facts and history is based on the past. what are two other major characteristics of history?

• History examines causes and effects, history covers time

• history is culture, history is informative

• history is folklore, history is past events

Which is the most important characteristic of history?

• Past

• causes and effects

• Fact

• cultural awareness

"something that has happened that can be proven " best describes a;

• history

• fiction

• fact

• legend

Where does historians collects his or her facts from?

• stories

• textbook

• evidences

• Sources