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Words for finding out about the past

History · Historical Thinking · ages 6-10
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A century lasts 100 years.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. How many years are in a decade?

    • 10 years
    • 100 years
    • 1,000 years

  3. What does AD stand for?

    • After Death
    • Ancient Days
    • Anno Domini

  4. You are studying a school's opening day. Which is a primary source?

    • A photo taken at the opening
    • A later page explaining old records
    • A textbook comparing opening records

  5. A team carefully digs at an old fort and writes down where each find lies. What is this work called?

    • A century
    • An excavation
    • An interpretation

  6. Roman times came before the Middle Ages. The Space Age came after both. Which list is in chronological order?

    • Roman times, Middle Ages, Space Age
    • Space Age, Middle Ages, Roman times
    • Middle Ages, Space Age, Roman times

  7. In a made-up timeline, a pyramid was built in 2560 BC and a knight died in AD 1215. Which happened first?

    • The pyramid was built
    • The knight died earlier
    • Both happened together

  8. A team studying the past finds a coin, a wooden toy and a spoon made by people long ago. What are these objects called?

    • Excavations
    • Decades
    • Artefacts

  9. A website explains old letters written during a war. Leo calls its explanation primary because it uses those letters. What did he mix up?

    • The new explanation with the old letters
    • The letters with memories written much later
    • The website's date with the soldiers' dates

  10. Two sailors describe the same stormy trip. One calls it exciting; the other calls it terrifying. What difference do those words show?

    • Different dates for the boat trip
    • Different feelings about the trip
    • Different routes taken by the boat
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Words for finding out about the past W1-mt_VXcua6-txq-s1

  1. True · Century means a length of 100 years.
  2. 10 years · A decade lasts 10 years.
  3. Anno Domini · AD means Anno Domini. AD includes year 1.
  4. A photo taken at the opening · The photo was made at the opening. The other choices explain or compare records of it.
  5. An excavation · A careful dig that records where the finds lie is an excavation.
  6. Roman times, Middle Ages, Space Age · Chronological means time order. The clues put Roman times before the Middle Ages and the Space Age after both.
  7. The pyramid was built · A BC event came before an AD event.
  8. Artefacts · Objects made or changed by people are artefacts.
  9. The new explanation with the old letters · The old letters are primary sources for the war. The website's explanation of them is secondary.
  10. Different feelings about the trip · Exciting and terrifying describe feelings. They do not give different dates or routes.
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