History Quiz Yr7 week 3

What does BCE stand for?

• Before Christ Era

• Before the Common Era

• Before Christian Era

• Before Christmas Eve

What does AD stand for?

• After Death

• Annon Domini

• Anno Domino

• After Death

What century is 1779?

• 8th

• 18th

• 17th

• 21st

Is 2023 in the 21st Century?

• True

• False

Why is it important to study history? Give two examples.

Define Chronology

• Dates

• Periods of time

• Ordering events from the earliest to the latest

• Timelines that produce dates

What is a primary source?

• A object or artefact replicated from the past

• Historians writing about ancient societies

• Textbooks

• Any work created at the time of the events being studied.

What's the difference between primary and secondary sources?

• Primary is first hand and secondary is a recount.

• Primary is a recount and secondary is first hand.

• They both are used for different things

• Both are as reliable as each other.

What is the 'Out of Africa' theory?

• The theory is that all humans originated from Africa

• The theory is we are all from Africa and countries around Africa

• The theory is fake

• The theory is that we all stem from Europe.

What is the Agricultural Revolution?

• Allowed humans to change from agriculture and animals to hunting and gathering

• Allowed humans to change from hunters and gathers to people who used agriculture and animals to survive.

• A revolution that started due to too much food and produce

• A revolution that meant people could eat and gather