History, Chapter 1, Lesson 1a

Is History a science?

• Yes it is.

• No it is not.

Why is it important to study History?

• History explains why things are they way they are.

• Learning about the past helps us understand the present and make decisions about the future.

• History helps us understand how we fit into the human history.

• All of the above.

How many years have gone past since the first evidence of life appeared on Earth?

• 3, 500, 000

• 3, 500, 000, 000

• 4, 000, 000, 000

• 3, 500

An era is...

• 1000 years

• 10 years

• 100 years

• a large block of time

History started...

• When Jesus was born.

• When writing was invented.

• When humans appeared on Earth

• In the Ancient times

The period of History that comes after the Ancient History is named....

• Modern History

• Middle Ages

• Prehistory

• Stone Age

All countries in the world follow the same calendar.

• Right

• Wrong

In the Julian calendar, years started counting...

• when Jesus was born.

• at the founding of Rome.

• when writing was invented.

• when Julius Caesar died.

What was the problem with the Julian calendar?

• It included leap years.

• It was founded by a Roman leader.

• The seasons were getting out of track.

• Not a lot of people used it.

After the Julian calendar, pope Gregory the 13th, came up with the ___________ calendar.