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c. to break up time to make it easier to study

(incorrect) Which of the following best describes how historians use time periods? a. to classify origins of species b. to organize time since the earth began c. to break up time to make it easier to study d. to categorize human history according to social or political themes

a. Sugar Act

According to the timeline above, which happened first? a. Sugar Act b. Stamp Act c. Townsend Acts d. Boston Tea Party

c. Washington, D.C. has always been the capital of the United States.

According to the timeline, all of the following statements are true except: a. The War of 1812 ended in 1814. b. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. c. Washington, D.C. has always been the capital of the United States. d. Lewis and Clark explored the northwestern United States in the early 1800s.

b. 100

How many years make up a century? a. 10 b. 100 c. 1000 d. 10000

b. Australopithecus (approx. 2 million to 5 million years ago)

If you were creating a timeline, which of the following would appear as the first point? a. Homo habilis (approx. 1.8 million years ago) b. Australopithecus (approx. 2 million to 5 million years ago) c. Homo sapien (approx. 40,000 - 50,000 years ago) d. Homo erectus (approx. 200,000 - 1 million years ago)

d. the middle ages

Medieval times are also known as ________. a. prehistory b. ancient history c. modern history d. the middle ages

c. III, II, IV, V, I

Put these events in the order they would appear on a timeline. I. D-Day (1944) II. Dunkirk (1940) III. Canada Declares war (1939) IV. Operation Barbosa (June, 1941) V. Attack on Pearl Harbor (December, 1941) a. I, II, III, IV, V b. I, V, IV, II, III c. III, II, IV, V, I d. III, II, V, IV, I

d. Put soap in dishwasher

Steps to washing dishes: 1) Fill dishwasher 2) ______________ 3) Run dishwasher In order to logically complete this sequence, which of the following is the best choice for step two? a. Dry dishes b. Rinse dishes c. Put dishes away d. Put soap in dishwasher

a. prehistory

The time before written language refers to _______. a. prehistory b. ancient history c. modern history d. the middle ages

b. A.D.

Which abbreviation stands for time beginning at year 1 and after, and means "in the year of our lord"? a. B.C. b. A.D. c. A.C. d. B.C.E.