What turning point do historians typically use to mark the beginning of the modern era?A.The colonization of the AmericasB.The fall of RomeC.The invention of the InternetD.The scientific revolutionSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 7 of 29How do historians use turning points to better organize information about the past?A.They use them to determine the credibility and reliability of primary sources.B.They use them to identify themes that apply to different regions and periods.C.They use them to understand what earlier historians thought about important events.D.They use them to mark transitions between distinct historical periods.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

When practicing the historical thinking skill of periodization, historians:A.identify turning points to act as the start and end points of historical eras.B.analyze ancient artifacts without considering their own points of view.C.rely on archaeological techniques to determine when a source was created.D.determine the approximate age of primary sources.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is one theme that sets the modern era apart from previous time periods?A.The economic isolation of world economiesB.The development of industrial technologyC.The colonization of foreign landsD.The establishment of global empiresSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

A historian created Timeline A to illustrate his idea of the most important periods in U.S. history. Which of the following best describes how the periodization shown in the timeline reflects the historian’s own bias about history?Hint: You'll need the quiz document page open to answer this question.A.It divides American history into many small periods rather than a few large ones.B.It relies on an ecological, rather than a traditional, periodization of history.C.It uses only major American wars to denote the beginning and end of each period.D.It includes periods that occurred before the establishment of the United States.

World War II represents a turning point in modern world history because it:A.ended the trend toward globalization that had started before World War I.B.allowed European leaders to tighten their grip on their colonial territories.C.convinced countries around the world to isolate themselves from their neighbors.D.led to the fall of European empires and the rise of new global superpowers.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS