Social Studies 1.2: How Does a Historian Work?

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evidence

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something that shows proof that something is true

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Primary Source

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firsthand pieces of evidence written or created by the people who saw or experienced an event

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secondary source

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created after the event by people who saw or experienced an event

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Primary or Secondary sources? letters, diaries, government records

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primary sources

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Primary or Secondary sources? biography, textbook, encyclopedia

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secondary source

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a final decision reached by reasoning

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conclusion

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an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events

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bias

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Historians may write about what they have learned in a ______ journal.

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scholarly