Starter quiz

  • Match the countries to the continent they are located in.
    • Italy
      ⇔
      Europe ✓
    • China
      ⇔
      Asia ✓
    • Egypt
      ⇔
      Africa ✓
    • Canada
      ⇔
      North America ✓
  • What do we call objects or items that were left behind in the past and then found later in history?
    • ruins
    • exhibits
    • artefacts  ✓
    • oddities
  • Complete the sentence. Greece has a coastline on the Mediterranean ______.
    • 'Sea' ✓
  • Which of these is a written source of information about the past?
    • a portrait of a person at work
    • a statue of a significant person
    • a text in an ancient language  ✓
    • a preserved piece of pottery
  • Put the periods of history in order. Start with the earliest.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Stone Age
    • 2
      ⇔
      Bronze Age
    • 3
      ⇔
      Iron Age
  • People who study the past and help us to develop our understanding of it are called what?
    • teachers
    • historians  ✓
    • presenters
    • students
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