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?
- Champollion, who read it in 1822
- The museum that shows it now
- Carvers working for Egypt's government
- The people who found it in 1799
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?
- Bon-Joseph Dacier, who received it
- Jean-François Champollion
- 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?
- The emperor who saw the paper
- Cai Lun, whose paper it describes
- Fan Ye and other historians
- A museum writer today
Tala reads the card for the Book of the Later Han. When was the book made?
- In the 400s CE
- In 189 CE, when its history ends
- Today, when people read it
- In 105 CE, the date of the paper
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
- 1822
- 1799, when the stone was found
- Today, when it is shown
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
- Tourists visiting Egypt
- 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?
- People who needed the flood's height
- Roman road builders
- Tourists who visit it today
- Greek athletes in training
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 share one decree in three scripts
- To help scholars today decode hieroglyphs
- To mark a distance on a road
- To measure the Nile flood
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 give tourists steps to climb today
- To measure how high the flood rose
- To print a decree in three scripts
- To count Olympic winners
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 record the Han's history
- To report an earthquake as it happened
- To sell paper to readers
- To teach students today about paper
