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Calendars Galore People 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

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 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?

1537 years C 400

How many years apart are 300 AD and 300 CE? 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

Latin! D 500

Which date is older 2200 BCE or 2450 CE? E 100

2200 BCE 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

650 CE E 300

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?

1500 CE E 500

What do we call a historical source that is an eyewitness account of an event? F 100

Primary! 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

Secondary! 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. Click on screen to begin

Click on screen to continue When you are given a historical document, how do you determine whether it is reliable?

Click on screen to continue Look at the source; determine whether they are reliable or biased.

Thank You for Playing Jeopardy!