CHAPTER 1: Investigating the ancient past

Worksheet 1.10

Summing up Summary C
Retroactive 7: pages 4–33

Student: ……………………………………………………..………… Class: …….……………. Due date: …….……………….……

Circle the best answer for each multiple choice question.

1 What is an artefact?
A An object made or altered by people
B Any object from the past
C An object on display in a museum
D A truth about the past
2 Which of the following has events listed in correct chronological order?
A The Roman Empire divided into two parts (395 CE), Hannibal invades Italy (218 BCE),
Julius Caesar assassinated (44 BCE), the first emperor of Rome (27 BCE)
B Julius Caesar assassinated (44 BCE), the first emperor of Rome (27 BCE), Hannibal invades Italy
(218 BCE), the Roman Empire divided into two parts (395 CE)
C Hannibal invades Italy (218 BCE), Julius Caesar assassinated (44 BCE), the first emperor of Rome
(27 BCE), the Roman Empire divided into two parts (395 CE)
D The first Emperor of Rome (27 BCE), Hannibal invades Italy (218 BCE), Julius Caesar
assassinated (44 BCE), the Roman Empire divided into two parts (395 CE)
3 What does the term AD mean?
A After Death
B Anno Domini, meaning ‘in the year of our Lord’
C Ani Dommino, meaning ‘from the birth of Jesus’
D Anno Dominio, meaning ‘approximately’
4 What does the term BCE mean?
A Before Christ’s Era
B Before Common Era
C Before Christian Era
D Before Christ’s Execution
5 Which century does the year 1150 AD fall in?
A The eleventh century, AD
B The twelfth century, AD
C The eleventh century, BC
D The fiftieth century, AD
6 What is a secondary source?
A A source created during the period the historian is investigating
B A source from a secondary school textbook
C A reconstruction of the past by people living at a later time
D A visual source

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Worksheet 1.10

7 Consider the following two statements.

i Secondary sources are always more reliable than primary sources.
ii An eye-witness to an event will always be the most reliable source for a historian to learn
about that event.
A Both statements are true.
B Statement ii is true but statement i is false.
C Statement i is true but statement ii is false.
D Both statements are false.
8 When sources disagree about a particular issue, what is it called?
A Supporting evidence
B Contradictory evidence
C Useless evidence
D Unbiased evidence
9 What is the perspective of a source?
A The source’s point of view
B The source’s purpose
C The source’s context
D The source’s authorship
10 What is the name of the person who finds out about the past by digging up objects left
by previous civilisations?
A Palaeontologist
B Forensic biologist
C Archaeologist
D Dendrochronologist
11 What is the term used to refer to the period before writing was invented?
A Prehistory
B Ancient history
C Modern history
D Before history
12 What is a hypothesis?
A A scientific explanation of events
B A factual account
C A biased account
D A possible theory to explain what happened

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