Use who made a source, when and why to judge how useful it is
Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Rosetta Stone
Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts. Source card "Champollion's letter". Who made it: Jean-François Champollion. When: 1822. Where: Paris, France. For whom: Bon-Joseph Dacier and the scholars of a French academy. Why: to explain how he read Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Milo reads the Rosetta Stone's card. Who made the stone?
- The people who found it in 1799
- The museum that shows it now
- Champollion, who read it in 1822
- Carvers working for Egypt's government
Champollion's letter
Who made it: Jean-François Champollion. When: 1822. Where: Paris, France. For whom: Bon-Joseph Dacier and the scholars of a French academy. Why: to explain how he read Egyptian hieroglyphs. Source card "Rosetta Stone". Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts.
Noah reads the card for Champollion's letter. Who made the letter?
- Jean-François Champollion
- The ancient Egyptians, whose writing it explains
- Bon-Joseph Dacier, who received it
- The carvers of the Rosetta Stone
Book of the Later Han
Who made it: Fan Ye and other historians. When: the 400s CE. Where: China. For whom: readers of official histories. Why: to record the history of the Han, 6–189 CE, from older records. Summary in our words, not a quotation: It tells how Cai Lun made paper from tree bark, hemp, old rags and fishing nets, and showed it at court in 105 CE.
Pia reads the card for the Book of the Later Han. Who made the book?
- A museum writer today
- Cai Lun, whose paper it describes
- The emperor who saw the paper
- Fan Ye and other historians
Rosetta Stone
Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts.
Ren reads the Rosetta Stone's card. When was the stone made?
- 1799, when it was found
- 196 BCE
- Today, in the museum
- 1822, when it was read
Book of the Later Han
Who made it: Fan Ye and other historians. When: the 400s CE. Where: China. For whom: readers of official histories. Why: to record the history of the Han, 6–189 CE, from older records. Summary in our words, not a quotation: It tells how Cai Lun made paper from tree bark, hemp, old rags and fishing nets, and showed it at court in 105 CE.
Tala reads the card for the Book of the Later Han. When was the book made?
- In 105 CE, the date of the paper
- In the 400s CE
- In 189 CE, when its history ends
- Today, when people read it
Champollion's letter
Who made it: Jean-François Champollion. When: 1822. Where: Paris, France. For whom: Bon-Joseph Dacier and the scholars of a French academy. Why: to explain how he read Egyptian hieroglyphs. Source card "Rosetta Stone". Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts.
Zee reads the card for Champollion's letter. When was the letter made?
- 196 BCE, the date of the stone
- Today, when it is shown
- 1822
- 1799, when the stone was found
Champollion's letter
Who made it: Jean-François Champollion. When: 1822. Where: Paris, France. For whom: Bon-Joseph Dacier and the scholars of a French academy. Why: to explain how he read Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Bo reads the card for Champollion's letter. Who was it written for?
- Dacier and scholars of a French academy
- Children reading about Egypt today
- Tourists visiting Egypt
- The ancient Egyptians
Nilometer
Who made it: ancient Egyptians. When: ancient times. Where: beside the Nile, Egypt. For whom: people who needed to know the flood's height. Why: to measure how high the Nile flood rose.
Esme reads the nilometer's card. Who was it made for?
- Tourists who visit it today
- People who needed the flood's height
- Greek athletes in training
- Roman road builders
Rosetta Stone
Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts.
Jun reads the Rosetta Stone's card. Why was the stone made?
- To help scholars today decode hieroglyphs
- To mark a distance on a road
- To measure the Nile flood
- To share one decree in three scripts
Nilometer
Who made it: ancient Egyptians. When: ancient times. Where: beside the Nile, Egypt. For whom: people who needed to know the flood's height. Why: to measure how high the Nile flood rose.
Kira reads the nilometer's card. Why was it made?
- To measure how high the flood rose
- To count Olympic winners
- To give tourists steps to climb today
- To print a decree in three scripts