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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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
- Bon-Joseph Dacier, who received it
- The carvers of the Rosetta Stone
- The ancient Egyptians, whose writing it explains
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?
- Cai Lun, whose paper it describes
- A museum writer today
- Fan Ye and other historians
- The emperor who saw the paper
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
- 1822, when it was read
- Today, in the museum
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 the 400s CE
- Today, when people read it
- In 105 CE, the date of the paper
- In 189 CE, when its history ends
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.
Ari reads the Rosetta Stone's card. Who was the stone made for?
- Museum visitors like us today
- Readers of hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek
- Champollion, so he could decode it
- Roman road travelers
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?
- Tourists visiting Egypt
- Dacier and scholars of a French academy
- The ancient Egyptians
- Children reading about Egypt today
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?
- Greek athletes in training
- People who needed the flood's height
- Roman road builders
- Tourists who visit it today
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 measure the Nile flood
- To mark a distance on a road
- 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
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.
Luz reads the card for the Book of the Later Han. Why was it made?
- To report an earthquake as it happened
- To record the Han's history
- To teach students today about paper
- To sell paper to readers