Why Study History Quiz

Imagine you're a time-traveling historian! Your primary source of information would be (a)  

• A human-made object
• A sequence of events that can show
• A record of past events made by the
• A record of past events after the t

Imagine you're on a time-travel adventure. Who among you is the historian?

• A person who creates artifacts

• A person who studies the past

• A person who writes secondary sources

• A person who analyzes evidence

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• Conclusion

• A way of looking at something/perspective

• Artifact

• A judgment or decision based on research

• Bias

• A human-made object

What does chronology refer to?

• A record of past events made by the people who were there at the time

• A period of time with common characteristics

• A human-made object

• A sequence of events that can show a pattern or identify cause and effect

An artifact is a ...

• A sequence of events that can show a pattern or identify cause and effect

• A way of looking at something/perspective

• A record of past events after the time period written by an expert

• A human-made object

Imagine you're exploring an ancient civilization. What would you consider a primary source of information?

• A textbook written by a modern historian

• A diary written by a person from that civilization

• A movie depicting the civilization

• A novel set in that time period

Match the following descriptions with the type of source they represent:

• A diary entry from a soldier during a war

• A firsthand account of an event

• A book detailing the life of Abraham Lincoln

• A biography written about a historical figure

• An ancient vase from a historical site

• A letter written by a historical figure

• Correspondence from a president to a friend

• An artifact from the past

During a discussion with your friends, what does 'perspective' refer to?

• A personal viewpoint or attitude

• An unchangeable fact

• A mathematical formula

• A universal truth

When discussing a historical event, what does 'analysis' involve in this context?

• Creating a fictional story about the event

• Examining the causes and effects of the event

• Ignoring the event entirely

• Memorizing dates and names related to the event

Explain, in complete sentences, what you discovered about the person/people from studying the artifact in class the other day.