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History Worksheet

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1) What is History (give 3 definitions? (3 marks)
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2) Why do we study we study history? (3 marks)
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3) State and explain 2 sources of History? (4 marks)
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1) State 2 types of information and their definitions? (2 marks)
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2) Give 2 examples under each type of information above.
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3) State 2 forms of sources of information of the past their definitions and examples? (6
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4) What is the other name for Archaeological evidence?
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5) What name is given to a person who studies the objects of the past?
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6) Name 5 commonly discovered objects in archaeology
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7) What is carbon 14 dating?
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7) What is carbon 14?
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8) State 2 minor sources of history that you know
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1) Who was Charles Darwin?
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2) When did he write the theory of evolution?
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3) In which book did he write about the theory of Evolution?
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4) What did he say about plants and animals ?
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5) Where was he when he wrote the theory?
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6) What inspired him to write the theory?
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7) According to Charles Darwin what caused Evolution?
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8) Why did all living things have to survive?
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9) What 3 features did fitness include?
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10) State how the following animals have adapted to their environment ?
a) Porcupine
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b) Cheetah
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c) Tortoise
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d) Chameleon
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11) What are hominids?
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12) When did people and hominids begin to evolve differentially?
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13) Name the evolution phases you know and their nicknames
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14) State 3 major sites of hominid findings you know
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15) Do you believe Africa is the cradle of human origins and why?
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15) State the phases of evolution with nicknames ,the period they existed , 3 characteristics
under each, 5 features of their way of life
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c) Phase ________________
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16) Name and explain the stone ages
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