Why Study History Vocabulary

What is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs?

• History

• Historiography

• Sourcing

• Contextualization

What is the study of how history is done?

• History

• Historiography

• Sourcing

• Historical Thinking Skills

What is reading, analysis, and writing that is necessary to tell the story of the past?

• History

• Historiography

• Historical Thinking Skills

• Sourcing

When you asking questions about a particular source such as: Who created it? When? Why? this is called what?

• Historiography

• Contextualization

• Sourcing

• Facts

What is a historical thinking skill which situates (gives understanding) to historical events, developments, or processes with in a larger topic when they occurred to see their significance?

• Sourcing

• Facts

• Historiography

• Contextualization

What are any piece of evidence from the past?

• Historical Record

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Facts

What is a firsthand information about an event. Created at the time in question?

• Historical Record

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Opinion

What is an example of a primary source?

• Diaries/Journals

• Speeches

• Artifacts

• All of these

Secondhand information about an event. Not create at the time in question and gathers by someone who didn't take part or witness an event.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Bias

• Opinion

What is an example of a secondary source?

• Textbooks & Encyclopedias

• Almanacs

• Magazine & Newspaper articles published after the event

• All of these