HIST 1301: quiz one

Question 1

what does the word history derive from?

Answer 1

historia

Question 2

what does “historia” mean?

Answer 2

inquiry, to know, and the knowledge that comes from inquiry

Question 3

how do you know what you know?

Answer 3

observation, experiences, and evidence

Question 4

what is history

Answer 4

the study of past events

Question 5

what is interpretation?

Answer 5

analysis, point of view, or perspective

Question 6

in history, we prove facts to…(3)

Answer 6

• record
• document
• archive

Question 7

what is the scientific method? (4)

Answer 7

1. observe
2. question
3. hypothesis
4. experiment

Question 8

what is the core of history?

Answer 8

primary sources

Question 9

what is a primary source?

Answer 9

a first hand account

Question 10

are secondary sources unbiased?

Answer 10

not always

Question 11

what are examples of primary sources?

Answer 11

diary, video, speech, autobiography

Question 12

what is a secondary source?

Answer 12

interpretation or perspective of a primary source

Question 13

what are the examples of secondary sources?

Answer 13

biography, news, textbook, documentary

Question 14

did columbus ever come to the US?

Answer 14

no

Question 15

instead of making it to India, where did Columbus end up?

Answer 15

the Caribbean

Question 16

why do we study columbus?

Answer 16

he set off the beginning of centuries of transatlantic colonization

Question 17

colubumus’s words were the first…

Answer 17

on record by europeans about the new world and native americans

Question 18

europeans came to the new world to…(6)

Answer 18

• find a direct water route to asia
• expand european infuence
• religious freedom
• export christianity
• colonize
• discover wealth

Question 19

what does it mean to colonize?

Answer 19

-take control of an area

Question 20

when was the first colony established and what was it called?

Answer 20

1565
st. augestine

Question 21

what is the name of the lost colony from 1585?

Answer 21

roanoke

Question 22

when was the first permanent colony established, and what was the name?

Answer 22

1607
jamestown

Question 23

when was the age of exploration?

Answer 23

1400s - 1600s

Question 24

what what the age of explation?

Answer 24

period when Europeans expand and explored outside their borders and discover new regions and trade routes

Question 25

who founded the first permanent colony?

Answer 25

the virginia company of london

Question 26

how many men were sent to establish jamestown, and what kind of men were they?

Answer 26

104
nobles, aristocrats, and businessmen

Question 27

why did they send so many men to jamestown?

Answer 27

the failed settlements didn’t have many men so they needed more man power

Question 28

who sponsored the first permanent colony?

Answer 28

king james the first

Question 29

why werent the early days of jamestown promising? (6)

Answer 29

• high death and disease rate
• conflict with natives
• didn’t find gold
• infighting
• difficulties adapting to new environment
  -starvation

Question 30

what did europeans bring to the new world? (5)

Answer 30

• technology
• weapons
• christianity
• animals
• english alphabet