Chapter 1: The Social Sciences and Decision Making 5
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Chapter 1: The Social Sciences and Decision Making
Section 1: What Is History?
Section 1: Defining History
Directions: For each question, write the letter of the BEST response on the line beside each question.
____ 1. What is the story of the successes and failures from the past that shaped our world today?
a. geography
b. history
c. philosophy
d. social studies
____ 2. What is the role of decision making in determining history?
a. analyzing past failures for a better future
b. analyzing past successes for a better future
c. analyzing past events for informed decisions
d. all of the above
____ 3. What are people who contemplate meaning and reason to understand life known as?
a. archaeologists
b. historians
c. philosophers
d. scientists
____ 4. How is time related to history?
a. Time is cyclical, therefore history can repeat.
b. Time is linear,
and history cannot repeat itself.
c. Time is linear, and history are events in the past.
d. Time is cyclical, and historical events are not
related.
Directions: Write a complete paragraph that explains any historical event that you have studied in the
past and know a great deal about.
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