JSS 1 Nigerian History Flashcards: Meaning, Nature and Importance of History

Question 1

The systematic study of past human events is ________.

Accepted Answer

history

Question 2

A person trained to research and write history is a ________.

Accepted Answer

historian

Question 3

History focuses mainly on the past activities of ________.

Accepted Answer

human beings

Question 4

Placing past events in the order they occurred is ________.

Accepted Answer

chronology

Question 5

The study of how history is researched and written is ________.

Accepted Answer

historiography

Question 6

History is based on evidence rather than unsupported ________.

Accepted Answer

guesswork

Question 7

A historical account may change when new ________ is discovered.

Accepted Answer

evidence

Question 8

Explaining why an event happened examines its ________.

Accepted Answer

causes

Question 9

Explaining what followed an event examines its ________.

Accepted Answer

consequences

Question 10

The setting in which an event occurred is its historical ________.

Accepted Answer

context

Question 11

History connects past events with the present and possible ________.

Accepted Answer

future

Question 12

Studying different accounts encourages critical ________.

Accepted Answer

thinking

Question 13

History helps a people preserve their collective ________.

Accepted Answer

memory

Question 14

Knowledge of shared experiences strengthens cultural ________.

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identity

Question 15

History differs from myth because historical claims require ________.

Accepted Answer

evidence

Question 16

A date without explanation gives chronology but little historical ________.

Accepted Answer

meaning

Question 17

Comparing sources helps a historian identify agreement and ________.

Accepted Answer

disagreement

Question 18

Bias is a preference that may influence a historical ________.

Accepted Answer

account

Question 19

The main subject matter of political history is government and ________.

Accepted Answer

power

Question 20

The branch that studies people’s work and production is economic ________.

Accepted Answer

history

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