Historical Thinking skills

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A source that is original to the time period or created by someone who witnessed the event is called a

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primary source

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A source that was created after an event has taken place by people who did not participate is called a

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secondary source

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There can be many perspectives on the same event in history.

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true

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What kind of source is a textbook?

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secondary source

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What kind of source is an autobiography or memoir?

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primary source

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Which term means how a person sees an event? (their point of view)

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perspective

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What is a historian?

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a person who researches, studies, and writes about the past

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The same fight looked different to the three witnesses because they each had a different ____________ of the fight.

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Perspective

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We are all _________________ because we study and learn history.

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Historians

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The intentional use of language to present a one sided description.

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Bias