
Understanding History Basics Quiz

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Geography
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8th Grade
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Easy
Dewayne Lawson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does history reveal about?
The future
The past
The present
Fictional events
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is understanding the context of a time and place important in history?
It makes history more interesting
It provides background information to understand why events occurred
It helps us memorize dates
It allows us to predict the future
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Studying history helps us become:
Better athletes
Informed citizens
Famous historians
Wealthy individuals
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a secondary source?
An original document created during the time being studied
Information created later by people who didn't see the events themselves
A firsthand account of an event
A physical artifact from the past
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "continuity" mean in history?
Things changing rapidly
Things staying the same
The end of an era
The beginning of a new period
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a primary source?
A textbook summary
An original document created during the time being studied
A modern analysis of past events
A fictional story set in the past
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Historians are often compared to:
Scientists
Detectives
Artists
Politicians
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