What are the non-religious equivalents of BC and AD?
BCE, CE
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Historians need to make many inferences. What does this mean?
Historians need to connect evidence to come to conclusions about what happened.
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What century is the year 30 in?
The 1st century
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Would a dinosaur fossil be a primary or secondary source?
It's a primary source.
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In order to know if a source is reliable, historians need to ask a number of questions. Think of 3 of these questions.
Who is this information coming from? When was it written? Where was it written? Why did the author write this? What do other sources say? What evidence is used?
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How many years are in a decade?
10 years
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What is chronology?
Putting events in order.
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What do BCE and CE stand for?
Before the Common Era and Common Era.
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Historians get a lot of information from human-made objects. What do we call these?
Artefacts
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Put the following dates in order from oldest to newest: 400 CE, 1500 BCE, 30, 320 BCE.
1500 BCE, 320 BCE, 30, 400 CE
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What is the name of the calendar that is the most internationally accepted in the world today?
The Gregorian calendar
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Would a letter written from a soldier to his mom in the year 1940 be a primary or secondary source if we were studying World War II?