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Why Study History Quiz

Authored by Maureen Schmidt

Social Studies

6th Grade

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Why Study History Quiz
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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the following terms with their definitions.

Artifact

A way of looking at something/perspective

Conclusion

A human-made object

Bias

A judgment or decision based on research

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Correspondence from a president to a friend

A letter written by a historical figure

A diary entry from a soldier during a war

A biography written about a historical figure

An ancient vase from a historical site

A firsthand account of an event

A book detailing the life of Abraham Lincoln

An artifact from the past

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