End of Term History Quiz

All the following are definitions of History EXCEPT:

• Study of the past, present and future events

• History traces events over a period of time

• History is the collection and recording of selected facts and events

• A study of plants and animals in their natural environment

Arranging events in their order of occurrence in time is called __________

• chronology

• Change

• organizing

• Assembling

Make or become different__________.

• continuity

• conversion

• change

• exchange

Which animals were used as mode of transportation?

• Donkeys and Horses

• Goats and Cattle

• Camels and Dog

• Horses and Pigs

A ____________ is a series of tasks that need to be completed to reach a specific outcome.

• Design

• Program

• Project

• Scheme

___________is the study of the buried remains from the ancient times, such as fossils, tools and other artifacts.

• Geology

• History

• Genealogy

• Archaeology

A source created during the time of an event is known as a:

• Primary source

• Secondary source

• Fictional source

• Archive

The study of history helps us to understand:

• Only the past

• Only the present

• Both past and present

• The future

How many years are in a millennium?

• 100

• 500

• 1000

• 10,000

Why do we measure time in history?

• To see how fast history moves

• To organize events in chronological order

• To make history books longer

• To make history more interesting