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Discovering Our Past
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Discovering Our Past
Use evidence from the past to answer each question. For questions that say “Select all,” more than one answer is correct.
Sources of Historical Evidence
1.Which item is a primary source for learning about ancient Egypt?
- A textbook published last year about pharaohs
- A stone inscription made in ancient Egypt
- A modern website summarizing Egyptian history
- A documentary made by a film company
2.Select all the kinds of information an artifact might provide about a civilization.
- Materials people used to make tools
- Foods people prepared or stored
- How people spent every moment of their lives
- Beliefs or customs reflected in objects
3.Which discovery is physical archaeological evidence of ancient Rome?
- A newly written novel about Roman soldiers
- The remains of a Roman road
- A painting made recently of a Roman market
- A podcast about Roman emperors
4.A primary source is evidence that was created during the time being studied. True or false?
Reading and Thinking Like a Historian
5.Some ancient Egyptians placed food, jewelry, and other objects in tombs. What belief about death might this practice suggest?
6.Why can a tomb that remained closed for centuries be useful to historians studying ancient Egyptian life?
7.A letter written by a nurse during the American Civil War is a source.
8.Match each kind of evidence to a question it could help answer.
- Cooking pot
- Stone hand tool
- Decorated bracelet
- Written tax record
- What goods or money did officials record?
- What kinds of food might people have prepared?
- What tasks or technology were part of daily life?
- What materials, styles, or signs of status mattered to people?
9.How are the jobs of archaeologists and historians different, and how might they work together?
10.Why should researchers compare several sources before drawing a conclusion about the past?
11.A historian finds two accounts of the same event that disagree. Name one step the historian could take to investigate the difference.
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