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Introduction into history

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  • What types of historical sources do you know?
    written, image/audio, physical, oral
  • What is evolution?
    development of living organisms when each new generation gets new qualities to be able to adapt to the environment
  • In what institution could you find physical historical sources?
    museum
  • What are 5 main historical periods?
    Prehistory, Ancient history, Middle Ages, Modern Age, Contemporary history
  • When the Earth was created, was it hot or cold?
    hot
  • What is Darwin's most famous work (the book)?
    The Origin of Species
  • By what events did Prehistory start and end?
    appearance of the first hominids - invention of writing
  • How old is the Universe according to the Big Bang theory?
    about 14 billion years
  • Who is the author of the theory of evolution?
    Charles Darwin
  • Was T-Rex a herbivore or a carnivore?
    carnivore
  • What are primary historical sources?
    objects that were created at the time under study
  • Who is the author of the Big Bang theory?
    Stephen Hawking
  • What does BC mean?
    before Christ = before year 0
  • What was probably the cause of the dinosaurs' extinction?
    a set of the natural disasters (asteroid impact, volcanic eruptions)
  • What does a herbivore mean?
    an animal eating plants only (no meat)