Introduction to History Study Flashcards
Which of the following descriptions of ‘history’ is INCORRECT?
A. History refers to past events and the people related to them.
B. Historians use both primary sources and secondary sources to study history.
C. Myths and films based on historical facts are history.
D. Everything happened in daily life is history.
C
Which of the following people is NOT a historical figure? A. Napoleon B. Sun Yixian C. Hitler D. Sun Wukong (Monkey King)
D
Which of the following is NOT a reason why people study history?
A. People want to understand the past.
B. People want to learn from the mistakes made in history.
C. People want to predict the future.
D. People want to understand the cause-and-effect relationship between historical events.
C
Which of the following is NOT a past event?
A. The First World War broke out in 1914.
B. China took over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997.
C. Japan will hold the Olympic Games in 2020.
D. Hong Kong Disneyland opened in 2005.
C
Which of the following are the features of history? i. Continuity ii. Inference iii. Change iv. Historical empathy A. i and ii B. i and iii C. ii and iv D. iii and iv
B
Which of the following is NOT an aim of studying history?
A. To understand past events
B. To understand the cause-and-effect relationship between historical events
C. To change history
D. To learn from the mistakes made by people in history
C
The Christian calendar starts with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. the death of Jesus Christ B. the birth of Mohammad C. the birth of Jesus Christ D. the start of Qin Dynasty
C
What does the first year in the Christian calendar refer? A. 1 BC B. 0 BC C. AD 0 D. AD 1
D
Which of the following descriptions of the Christian calendar is INCORRECT?
A. BC refers to the period before the birth of Jesus Christ.
B. AD refers to the period after the birth of Jesus Christ.
C. For BC time measurement, if the number gets bigger, the year in which the event happened gets further away from the present.
D. For AD time measurement, if the number gets bigger, the year in which the event happened gets further away from the present.
D
What is reign-name system?
A. It is a system that uses the emperor’s reign-name to count years.
B. It is a system that uses Jesus Christ’s reign-name to count years.
C. It is a system that uses Mohammad’s reign-name to count years.
D. It is a system that uses the year of the establishment of a country to count years.
A
Which of the following descriptions of the Christian calendar is INCORRECT?
A. The Christian calendar starts with the birth of Jesus Christ.
B. Most of the countries in the present adopted the Christian calendar.
C. According to the Christian calendar, the period before the birth of Jesus Christ is called BC, and the period after his birth is called AD.
D. The Christian calendar is only used by European countries.
D
Which of the following descriptions of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches system is INCORRECT?
A. It has ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches.
B. It uses the emperor’s reign-name to count years.
C. China has used this system to count years.
D. Some incidents were named after the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches system.
B
The most common system of counting years is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. the Taoist calendar B. the Christian calendar C. the Islamic calendar D. the Buddhist calendar
B
To which century does 2003 belong? A. 19th century B. 20th century C. 21st century D. None of the above
C
The period of 1890-99 belongs to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. the 8th decade of the 18th century B. the 10th decade of the 19th century C. the 8th decade of the 20th century D. the 9th decade of the 20th century
B
How many years in a century? A. 10 years B. 100 years C. 1000 years D. 10000 years
B
How many years in a decade? A. 10 years B. 100 years C. 1000 years D. 10000 years
A
Arrange the following years in chronological order. i. AD 850 ii. 800 BC iii. 95 BC iv. AD 15 A. i, ii, iv, iii B. ii, iii, iv, i C. iii, ii, iv, i D. iv, iii, ii, i
B
Which of the following items has the longest history?
A. A painting drawn in the 18th century
B. A bottle of a French wine made in 1842
C. A diary written by Hitler in 1920
D. A photo of Hong Kong after its return to China
A
How do historians divide history into ‘prehistoric times’ and ‘historic times’?
A. Based on the areas of human activities
B. Based on the development of human body
C. Based on the date when writing was invented
D. Based on the date of the birth of Jesus Christ
C
Historic times started in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. 2,500,000 BC B. 15,000 BC C. 4000 BC D. 2000 BC
C
Which of the following civilizations invented the earliest writing? A. Fertile Crescent civilization B. Nile Valley civilization C. Indus Valley civilization D. Huanghe Valley civilization
A
When was the world’s first writing invented? A. around 2500 BC B. around 3000 BC C. around 3500 BC D. around 4000 BC
D
What periods do historians divide Western historic times into?
A. Old Stone Age, Middle Stone Age and New Stone Age
B. Stone Age and Metal Ages
C. Stone Age and Modern Times
D. Ancient Times, Medieval Times and Modern Times
D
When did prehistoric times end? A. After the discovery of metal B. After the discovery of fire C. After the invention of writing D. After the invention of calendar
C
People in prehistoric times did not know \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. how to use fire to cook B. how to make clothes C. how to make written records D. how to hunt animals
C
Which of the following items is a written record?
A. The terracotta soldiers and horses at Qin Shi Huang’s mausoleum
B. The Sino-British Joint Declaration
C. The Great Wall of China
D. The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
B
Which of the following items is NOT a written record? A. The Basic Law B. The Hong Kong Yearbook C. The Urban Council Annual Report D. The Sung Wong Toi
D
Which of the following items are primary sources? i. Diaries ii. Videos iii. Newspapers iv. Research essays A. i, ii and iii B. i, ii and iv C. i, iii and iv D. ii, iii and iv
A
How do archaeological discoveries help historical study?
i. They fill in the gaps in the written records.
ii. They replace the written records as the only historical sources.
iii. They prove what really happened in the past.
iv. They prove what is recorded in history books and help historians determine if certain written sources are fake.
A. i, ii and iii
B. i, ii and iv
C. i, iii and iv
D. ii, iii and iv
C
Past events, a ____________ of past events and the ____________ of past events are all history.
Historians divide history into two periods, i.e. ____________________ and ____________________.
Event B can be both an effect of Event A and a cause of Event C. This shows the concept of ________________________.
We can learn more about the origins of our people and country through history. This helps deepen our ________________________ to a country.
Most countries use the ________________________ to count years.
The Christian calendar starts with the birth of __________________. The period before his birth is called ____________, and the period before his birth is called ____________.