What do we call something that happens because of an earlier event?

• A consequence of the event
• A source describing the event
• A cause of the event

What do we call a reason something happened in history?

• A date
• A cause
• A consequence

A big historical event can have more than one cause.

Which account gives two causes of the Great Fire's spread and explains how each helped?

• Wood stopped flames, and wind carried sparks between nearby buildings.
• Wood could burn in nearby houses, and wind kept burning sparks from reaching buildings.
• Wood could burn in nearby houses, and wind carried burning sparks between buildings.

How did close timber houses help the Great Fire of London spread?

• The wooden frames stopped flames from reaching nearby houses.
• The houses were so far apart that sparks could not reach them.
• Wood could burn, and nearby houses let fire spread between them.

Which rule for rebuilding houses followed the Great Fire of London?

• Rebuilt houses had to use brick or stone.
• Every rebuilt house had to have wooden outer walls.
• Every rebuilt house had to stand on a new island.

In a made-up story, a school opens a pool. Later, more children can swim. No other clues are given. How should you check whether the pool helped?

• Seek clues about lessons at the pool.
• Treat the order of events as proof of a cause.
• Decide that later events always have one cause.

Tom says too few lifeboats made Titanic sink. Which explanation separates the sinking from the limits on rescue?

• Too few lifeboats made the holes that let water into the hull.
• Hull damage let water in; too few boats limited rescue space.
• The iceberg could damage the hull only after the ship sank.