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Calendars GalorePeople who Study Old
Stuff
Timeline This!
War!
Dates, dates and more
dates
History Math!
Primary or Secondary?
Most calendars are based on the movement of what?
A 100
The Sun or Moon
A 100
What was the Roman calendar called that calculated time based on the movement
of the sun?
A 200
Julian Calendar
A 200
A 300
What was the major problem with the solar calendar used
by the Romans?
A 300
It was off by 11 minutes. Over time this threw off the
calendar and Christian holidays were not occurring
in the right season.
Which Pope ordered the creation of a new calendar in
1582?
A 400
Pope Gregory… he named the new calendar after
himself.
A 400
A 500
How did the Gregorian calendar keep from losing as
much time as the Julian calendar?
Leap Year!
(An extra day in February every 4 years)
A 500
What do you call a person who studies the past using
written records?
B 100
A cool person!... Or a historian!
B 100
Which discipline or person would study the remains of old weapons to learn about
war in the past?
B 200
An archaeologist!
B 200
What is oral tradition?
B 300
The study of the past using stories passed down through
word of mouth.
B 300
A civilization refers to a human society that is
advanced or that has… (give two traits)
B 400
1) Builds monumental architecture
2) Has a written language
3) Has a complex government
4) Has job specialization (jobs are not focused only on getting food) / division of labor
5) Has sophisticated technology that makes life easier
6) Has large population centers (cities)
B 400
Which discipline who studies the past is best suited to
understand the prehistoric period and why?
B 500
B 500
Archaeologist! Prehistory takes place before writing so historians must rely on the work of archaeologists to better understand life in
prehistory.
Your job is to determine how many years are between two events. You are given two
dates with the same abbreviations (ex. 2001 CE
and 2013 CE).
What type of math do you need to do to find your
answer?C 100
Subtract the dates!
C 100
How is a timeline like a number line in math?
C 200
Both have numbers that count away from 0.
C 200
How many years are between the following dates:
2200 BCE and 200 CE
C 300
2400 years!
(You add)
C 300
DAILY DOUBLE
C 400
DAILY DOUBLE
Place A Wager
C 400
How many years ago was the fall of the Roman Empire in
476 CE?
How many years apart are 300 AD and 300 CE?
C 500
C 500
0! They are the same dates—just different abbreviations!
What does AD on a timeline stand for?
D 100
Anno Domini—or in the year of the Lord.
D 100
What does year 0 stand for on a timeline?
D 200
Birth of Jesus Christ
D 200
Why do some timelines use BC and AD and others use
BCE and CE?
D 300
Over time, people felt that timelines centered on
Christianity were not fair or inclusive to people of different
religious backgrounds. BCE and CE became more widely used.
D 300
On a timeline which event starts the period known as ancient history and which
event ends it?
D 400
Start= Development of Writing
End = Fall of the Roman Empire
D 400
What language is Anno Domini in?
D 500
Which date is older 2200 BCE or 2450 CE?
E 100
E 200
Which date is closer to year 0? How do you know?
25 BC or 600 AD
25 BC (dates smaller in number are closer to year 0)
E 200
E 300
Which date is closer to today?
650 CE or 2000 BCE
E 400
What does BCE stand for when it appears after a date?
Before the Common Era
E 400
E 500
What is the date that occurs exactly 1 millennia after
500CE?
What do we call a historical source that is an eyewitness
account of an event?
F 100
What type of source is a diary or autobiography?
F 200
Primary! It was written by someone during a time period
being studied.
F 200
What type of source is a history textbook?
F 300
True or False: All primary sources are more reliable that
secondary sources.
To get the points you must explain!
F 400
False! There are primary sources who may not be reliable because they are
biased or are simply wrong.
F 400
F 500
What makes a historical source reliable?
F 500
It is trustworthy; more likely to be accurate than other
sources from the same time period.
The Final Jeopardy Category is:
Thinking Like a Historian
Please record your wager.
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When you are given a historical document, how do you determine whether it is
reliable?
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Look at the source; determine whether they are reliable or
biased.
Thank You for Playing Jeopardy!