Grade 4 Historical Thinking Worksheet

A worksheet for 4th graders to practice historical thinking skills, including understanding timelines, cause and effect, and identifying primary vs. secondary sources.

Grade 4 Social studies HistoryHistorical Thinking

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D2.His.1.3-5. Analyze connections among events and developments in historical contexts.D2.His.2.3-5. Compare life in a variety of historical periods to life today.D2.His.3.3-5. Generate questions about individuals and groups in the past and present.

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historyhistorical thinkinggrade 4social studiestimelinesprimary sourcessecondary sources

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Historical Thinking Skills

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you practice thinking like a historian!

1. What is the main purpose of a historical timeline?

To show how big countries are

To organize events in the order they happened

To list all the kings and queens

To draw maps of old cities

2. Look at the timeline below. What year did the event 'Building of the Great Wall of China begins' most likely happen?

Around 220 BCE

Around 600 CE

Around 1400 CE

Around 2000 CE

3. When something happens in history, it often has a (what caused it) and an (what happened because of it).

4. If a severe drought (dry weather) happened in an ancient farming village, the would be the drought, and an might be that people had less food to eat.

5. A diary written by a person who lived during a historical event is a primary source.

True

False

6. A history textbook written last year about the American Revolution is a primary source.

True

False

7. Imagine you are a historian studying your own town 100 years ago. What are three questions you would ask to learn about life back then?