Unit 1 Foundations of World History Quiz

Which statement is true of primary sources but not secondary sources?

• Primary sources generally reflect personal bias.

• Primary sources are usually written documents.

• Primary sources often involve eyewitness accounts.

• Primary sources usually include historical interpretation.

Historical interpretation is the process of

• ensuring the validity of historical evidence.

• finding the meaning to historical events.

• organizing events in order of occurrence.

• recognizing a primary source's original purpose.

When studying a historical event, what is the first step in a historian's process?

• To come up with a question to answer or a problem to solve

• To collect evidence pertaining to the topic of study

• To establish a timeline of events related to the topic of study

• To create a hypothesis that can be tested and proven

Which is true of secondary sources?

• They are considered to be unreliable by historians.

• They are more likely than primary sources to reflect bias.

• They are created by someone who was not present at the event.

• They are less likely than primary sources to be well researched.

When collecting evidence, historians should

• focus only on information that supports their hypothesis.

• consider the points of view and biases of the people who created their sources.

• place more value on well-researched secondary sources than on primary sources.

• use sources that share their point of view and biases.

Historians often divide history into periods of time based on

• major turning points.

• historical patterns.

• historical connections.

• spatial frames.

Two broad themes of history are integration and difference. Integration refers to the ways in which

• universal standards are examined in historical context.

• human rights for all groups have expanded over time.

• peoples of the world have been drawn together.

• research brings together historical concepts.

Which topic would fall under the theme of social structures?

• forms of government

• gender roles and relations

• the development of religions

• the rise of industry

Which historical question requires an interregional view?

• How did the trade of enslaved people affect Africa, Europe, and the Americas?

• How did China change between the Han, Tang, and Ming dynasties?

• What technology did the ancient Egyptians use to construct the pyramids?

• Where did George Washington learn the military skills to lead a revolution?

Which historical event would fit under the theme of political structures?

• The overthrow of the French monarchy

• The writing of the American Constitution

• The establishment of the German nation

• All of the above