Welcome to your Grade 9 History chapter 1
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
From which Greek word is the term history derived?
2.
What is the meaning of the Greek word from which "history" is derived?
3.
According to historians, approximately how many years ago did history begin?
4.
What event marks the transition from prehistory to history?
5.
Which disciplines work to find clues about early human life during prehistory?
6.
What is the primary focus of the discipline of history compared to other social sciences?
7.
Which theory of human origin is based on religious teachings?
8.
Who is the primary proponent of the evolutionist theory of human origins?
9.
In which book did Charles Darwin explain the evolution of life through natural selection?
10.
Where was the fossil known as Sahelian chadensis discovered in 2001?
11.
What is the estimated age of the fossil Sahelian chadensis?
12.
Where were the 4.4 million-year-old fossils of Australopithecus ramidus discovered?
13.
In what year was the fossil Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy) found at Hadar?
14.
What is the estimated age of the fossil remains of Lucy (Dinkinesh)?
15.
Which American scientist and his colleagues first described Australopithecus afarensis?
16.
Where were the remains of Australopithecus africanus discovered in 1924?
17.
Which geographic feature is considered the "home of the ancestors of human beings"?
18.
What are the three sub-periods of the Stone Age?
19.
During which Stone Age period did humans begin to practice agriculture?
20.
What term describes the study of how knowledge of the past is attained and transmitted?
21.
What are the two broad groups into which historians divide historical sources?
22.
What is the defining characteristic of a "state" regarding its external relations?
23.
Which theory suggests that states were ruled by priests and emerged from religion?
24.
What term is used for rich people who attained higher status in society due to their wealth?
25.
What are the five essential features for a state to exist?
26.
During the Neolithic Age, what change occurred in the lifestyle of human communities?
27.
Which Stone Age period is characterized by the earliest tools made of stone?
28.
What was the principal reason for the emergence of the state according to some scholars?
29.
What role did village chiefs play as markets emerged?
30.
What marks the appearance of states according to the theory of conflict?
