Historical thinking skills

We are all _________________ because we study and learn history.

• Teachers
• Doctors
• Historians
• Librarians

The textbook, newspaper, eyewitness and photo are all good _____________ when you want to get information

• Sources
• Information
• Places
• things

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

• Perspective
• Angle
• Motive
• Opinion

It is easy to ______________ apples to oranges, they are both fruits and they are round

• Eat
• Smell
• Compare
• Difference

This term means:
one-sided; unfair favoritism

• evaluate
• accuracy
• perspective
• bias

How people feel/think

• opinion
• fact
• perspective
• corroborate

Things that are proven to be true

• fact
• opinion
• corroborate
• accuracy

What should you do when you contextualize sources? 

• Determine when and where the document was created. 
• Determine which document is more reliable. 
• Determine the language(words, phrases, images, symbols) that is used in the document. 
• Determine the author of the document 

Which of the following best describes the process of contextualization?

• Answering Who, What, Where, and When
• Determining when and where the document was created 
• Indicating the author's perspective, evidence, claims, and language
• Cross-checking other sources of information

Why should we study history? 

• Learn about our past (ancestors, culture, advancements, leaders)
• Learn from our mistakes
• Create a better future
• All of the options are correct.