History and Prehistory

Question 1

Events that occurred before the existence of written records in a
given culture or society.

Answer 1

Pre- history

Question 2

consists of spoken memories, stories, and songs, and the study of these, as a
way of communicating and discovering information about the past.

Answer 2

Oral history

Question 3

is the study of the societies and peoples of
the past by examining the remains of their buildings, tools, and other objects.

Answer 3

Archaelogy

Question 4

remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been
preserved in Earth’s crust.

Answer 4

Fossil

Question 5

an ornament, tool, or other object that is made by a human being, especially one that is
historically or culturally interesting.

Answer 5

Artefact

Question 6

This period marks the beginning
of widespread life on Earth.

Answer 6

Cambrian Period

Question 7

Historians and archaeologists can use artifacts from a _______ to study ancient civilizations that were
formerly ignored in history because lack of documents

Answer 7

Bygone Era

Question 8

Dinosaurs lived throughout the _________ era

Answer 8

Mesozoic

Question 9

Mesozoic era was also called

Answer 9

Age of Reptiles

Question 10

History as a discipline existed for around ______ years ago

Answer 10

2,400

Question 11

History was derived from the Greek Word

Answer 11

Historia

Question 12

Historia means______

Answer 12

knowledge acquired through
inquiry or investigation

Question 13

Historia became known as _________

Answer 13

“the account of the past
of a person or a group of people through written
documents & historical evidences. “

Question 14

refers to the time period after the invention of written
records in a given culture or society

Answer 14

History

Question 15

The theory
and history of historical writing.

Answer 15

Historiography

Question 16

Person who specializes in the study of history and who writes
books and articles about it

Answer 16

Historian

Question 17

give historians resources to deal with that are more detailed in some
ways than other records, such as archaeological or biological remains

Answer 17

Written records

Question 18

Historian’s duty

Answer 18

write about the lives of important individuals like monarchs,
heroes, saints, and nobilities

Question 19

History was also focused on writing about:

Answer 19

War and Revolution

Question 20

Father of History

Answer 20

Herodotus (Greek Historian)

Question 21

a person who studies human history and prehistory through
the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical
remains

Answer 21

Archaeologists

Question 22

measures the amount of radioactive carbon in fossils to place them in time

Answer 22

Carbon dating

Question 23

Age can also be determined by identifying the age of the layer of rock that
the artifacts are buried in.

Answer 23

Stratigraphic dating

Question 24

Stratigraphic came from the latin word __________ which means __________

Answer 24

stratum- layer

Question 25

Scientific study of language

Answer 25

Linguistic

Question 26

the systematic study of the structure and evolution of human
language, and it is applicable to every aspect of human endeavor

Answer 26

Linguistic

Question 27

They can often piece together possible human migrations and connections based on
similarities in modern, living languages.

Answer 27

Linguists

Question 28

Archaeologists have discovered written records in _____ from as early
as 3200 BCE, which is the accepted date at which history “begins”
there.

Answer 28

Egypt

Question 29

Egyptians developed a system of writing called _______

Answer 29

Hieroglyphic Writing

Question 30

Hieroglyphic Writing told the story’s with _________

Answer 30

pictographs

Question 31

Four of the ancient writing materials

Answer 31

Clay tablets
The Bark of the Birch Tree
Parchment
Papyrus

Question 32

The ancient Sumerians, Akkadians,
Babylonians, Assyrians, and Hittites wrote
on tablets made from water-cleaned clay.

Answer 32

Clay tablets

Question 33

a stiff, flat, thin material made from the
prepared skin of an animal and used as a durable
writing surface in ancient and medieval times.

Answer 33

Parchment

Question 34

writing material of ancient times and also the
plant from which it was derived.

Answer 34

Papyrus

Question 35

is the study of heredity in general and of genes in particular

Answer 35

Genetics

Question 36

It can piece together how humanity may have spread and
intermingled based on genetic similarities and differences in populations
today.

Answer 36

Genetics

Question 37

It is the job of the historian to give meaning to these facts
and organized them into a timeline, establish causes, and
write history, what does it mean?

Answer 37

“Facts cannot speak for themselves”

Question 38

Historian’s most important
research tool

Answer 38

Historical Resources

Question 39

Historical Sources can be
classified between

Answer 39

Primary and Secondary Sources

Question 40

-are those sources produced at the same time as the event,
period, or subject being studied.

Answer 40

Primary sources

Question 41

Give 5 examples of primary sources

Answer 41

– Artifact & Fossil
– Archival Documents
– Clay tablet
– Scrolls
– Murals
– Rare books
- Original Painting
– Original Photographs
– Eyewitness accounts
– Memoirs
– Diaries
– Eyewitness accounts
– Memorabilia
– Letters
– Government records
– video recording

Question 42

Are those sources , which were produced
by an author who used primary sources to produce the
material.

Answer 42

Secondary Sources

Question 43

were created by
someone who did not experience first-hand or participate
in the events or conditions you’re researching.

Answer 43

Secondary Sources

Question 44

Give 3 examples of secondary sources

Answer 44

• Textbooks (also considered tertiary);
• Bibliographies (also considered tertiary);
• Biographical works;
• Commentaries, criticisms;
• Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias (also considered
  tertiary);
• Literary criticism such as Journal articles;
• Printed materials (serials, periodicals which
  interprets previous research)

Question 45

In order for a source to be used as evidence in history, basic matters about its form and content must be settle

Answer 45

Historical Criticism

Question 46

form=
content=

Answer 46

External criticism
Internal criticism

Question 47

Is the practice of verifying the authenticity of evidence by examining its physical
characteristics;

Answer 47

External criticism

Question 48

What can be examined when conducting external criticism of a document?

Answer 48

Quality of the paper
Type of the ink
Language and words used

Question 49

looks at the truthfulness and
factuality of the evidence by looking at the author of
the source, its context, the agenda behind creation,
the knowledge which informed it, and its intended
purpose among others

Answer 49

Internal criticism