Historical Thinking skills

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The following questions represent which Historical Thinking skill?
What do other documents say? Do the documents agree? If not, why? What are other possible documents? What documents are most reliable?

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Corroboration

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Perspective is:

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point of view

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To find out: Identify, Hypothesize, Evaluate, Analyze

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Identify

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Evaluate

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to examine / judge carefully

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Evidence

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proof

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An artifact, document, diary, manuscript, or other source of information created at the time of study is a ....

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Primary Source

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Which document is a secondary source? Options: Research findings on video gaming's effects, Population statistics from the U.S Census Bureau, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

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An almanac

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When analyzing sources, what should you read first? Options: Source information, Context information, Content information, Corroborate information

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Source information

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Why should we study history?

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Learn about our past (ancestors, culture, advancements, leaders), Learn from our mistakes, Create a better future.

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Which of the following is a con of a primary source? Options: Multiple perspectives presented, Real human emotions, Too many historical voices, Usually biased

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Usually biased