History Unit 1 Test

Question 1

Sourcing

Answer 1

Who wrote it?

When was it written?

Question 2

Contextualization

Answer 2

Cross Checking

Question 3

Close Reading

Answer 3

Evidence

Question 4

Corroboration

Answer 4

Imagine the setting

Question 5

How do we study history?

Answer 5

• Primary Sources
• Secondary Sources
• Multiple Perspectives

Question 6

How did the distant regions of the world interconnect in 300 CE?

Answer 6

They had
Improvements in communication and
Improvements in transportation

Question 7

What was a trading system?

Answer 7

The silk road

Question 8

What are four great world zones or hub zones?

Answer 8

Afro Eurasia,
Americas,
Australasia, and the
Pacific

Question 9

When did long distance travel become easier?

Answer 9

In the late 1200 and early 1300

Question 10

What were some great civilizations?

Answer 10

• Romans
• Parthians
• Kushans
• Han Chinese

Question 11

How did these great civilizations impact the use of trade within Afro Eurasia?

Answer 11

Land trade
Maritime trade
American trade networks
Afro-Eurasian edge

Question 12

What happened in the First Silk Road Era?

Answer 12

Impact of huge empires
Role of pastoral nomads
Bactrian camel
Impact of “trade winds”
Disease

Question 13

What happened in the second Silk Road era?

Answer 13

Revival of the Silk Road

Question 14

Define Border

Answer 14

A border is a natural or artificial line separating two pieces of land

Question 15

Define Region

Answer 15

Any area of land with one or more common characteristics and the basic units of geography.

Question 16

What are some examples of borders?

Answer 16

Some things that can be a border are forests, rivers, mountains, military.

Question 17

What are “Physical Features”

Answer 17

Physical features are naturally occurring geographic features.

Question 18

What is a country?

Answer 18

A country is a geographic territory with a distinct name, flag, population boundaries and government.

Question 19

What is a Political Boundary?

Answer 19

A political boundary is an imaginary line separating one political unit, such as a country of state, from another.