Unit 0 Quiz: Historical Thinking Skills

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Unit 0 Quiz: Historical Thinking Skills

We are learning to...

1. ... compare by listing similarities and differences; this is the skill of comparison.

2. ... determine the causes and effects of events; this is the skill of causation.

3. ... identify how significant events and connected developments group time into historical time periods; this is the skill of periodization.

4. ...understand events using time, place, culture, and circumstances; this is the skill of context.

5. ... identify patterns of things that stay the same and things that change across time periods; this is the skill of Continuities and Changes

6. ... effectively examine and use sources in historical arguments; this is the skill of evidence.

Multiple Choice (5 pts each): Choose the best answer for each question.

1. When comparing one or more things, what should you identify?

Checkbox option: a. Ways that one caused the other.

Checkbox option: b. Where they are from.

Checkbox option: c. The time period of each thing.

Checkbox option: d. Ways they are similar and different.

2. Which of the following is a similarity between pop and rap music?

Checkbox option: a. Songs in both genres can be about love.

Checkbox option: b. Songs in rap are about love, while songs in pop are about sadness.

Checkbox option: c. Both are types of books.

Checkbox option: d. Lyrics in rap songs are often spoken, but lyrics in pop songs are often sung.

3. Comparison is an important skill for historians because...

Checkbox option: a. It helps them determine the order events took place.

Checkbox option: b. It helps them better understand what is similar and different.

Checkbox option: c. It helps them determine cause and effect.

Checkbox option: d. Both answers A and B

4. Causation is the skill of determining...

Checkbox option: a. Similarities and differences between two things.

Checkbox option: b. How things stayed the same and changed over time.

Checkbox option: c. The causes and effects of events.

Checkbox option: d. Whether a source is primary or secondary.

Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

The American Revolution began because the colonists were upset about unfair taxes and having no say in the British government. They were also angry about British soldiers living in their homes and strict rules on trade. These causes led to protests like the Boston Tea Party and battles at Lexington and Concord. As a result, the colonies decided to break away and wrote the Declaration of Independence. After winning the war, they formed a new country called the United States of America.

5. What event is this passage mainly about?

Checkbox option: a. The Boston Tea Party

Checkbox option: b. The American Revolution

Checkbox option: c. The Declaration of Independence

Checkbox option: d. The United States of America

6. What was one cause of the American Revolution?

Checkbox option: a. The colonists were upset about unfair taxes and having no say in the British government.

Checkbox option: b. The colonists formed a new country called the United States of America.

Checkbox option: c. Protests like the Boston Tea Party

Checkbox option: d. Both answers A and C

7. What was the effect of the American Revolution?

Checkbox option: a. Colonists were angry about British soldiers living in their homes.

Checkbox option: b. Colonists formed a new country called the United States of America.

Checkbox option: c. Colonists were angry about strict rules on trade.

Checkbox option: d. The colonists were upset about unfair taxes.

8. What are the two main historical time periods used by historians?

Checkbox option: a. A.B and C.D

Checkbox option: b. B.C.E and C.E

Checkbox option: c. Ancient History and History

Checkbox option: d. Then and Now

Look at the timeline. Then answer the questions.

Field: Year 0

1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

9. What date is represented by the star on the timeline?

Checkbox option: a. 800 C.E

Checkbox option: b. 800 B.C.E

Checkbox option: c. 800 B.C

Checkbox option: d. 100 C.E

10. How many years passed between 800 B.C.E and 200 C.E?

Checkbox option: a. 600 years.

Checkbox option: b. 1000 years.

Checkbox option: c. 800 years.

Checkbox option: d. 400 years.

11. What would be an appropriate name for the timeline below?

a. Modern History

b. Ancient History

c. The Classical Era

d. The Renaissance

12. What information should a historian use to add context to a source?

a. Time, place, culture, and circumstance

b. The author's opinions and feelings

c. Modern-day information and news sources

d. The reader's personal knowledge and experiences

13. What is the skill of identifying patterns of things that stay the same and things that change across time periods?

a. Context

b. Causation

c. Continuities and Changes

d. Comparison

Examine the image of Sultan Abdul Samad in Malaysia. Then answer the questions.

Field: 1941

Field: 2016

14. Which of the following is a continuity between 1941 and 2016?

a. The main building is still there

b. There are still soldiers lined up in front of the building

c. There are skyscrapers in the 1941 image, but not the 2016 image.

d. There are cars in the 2016 image, but not in the 1941 image.

15. Which of the following is a change between 1941 and 2016?

a. The main building is still there

b. There are still soldiers lined up in front of the building

c. There are skyscrapers in the 1941 image, but not the 2016 image.

d. There are cars in the 2016 image, but not in the 1941 image.

16. Which of the following describe a primary source?

1) An original, firsthand account

2) Written after the time period being discussed

3) Created after the time period being discussed.

a. 1, 2, and 3

b. 1 and 2

c. 2 and 3

d. 1 only

For 17 to 20, determine whether it is a primary or secondary source relating to World War 2, 1939 to 1945.

17. An encyclopedia entry about World War 2

Checkbox option: a. Primary source

Checkbox option: b. Secondary source

18. A photograph of a major battle in World War 2 that took place in 1941

Checkbox option: a. Primary source

Checkbox option: b. Secondary source

19. The Diary of Anne Frank, the personal diary of a young Jewish girl who was sent to a concentration camp during World War 2