How to Study History: Finding reliable resources!!

When we study history, we should not find reliable resources. ( True or False)

• True

• False

A reliable source is one that provides a thorough, well-reasoned theory, argument, discussion, etc. based on..

• only one person's side

• gossip

• strong evidence

• there is no such thing as a reliable source

Questions a historian might ask are.....

• What happened in the past?

• What does this artifact represent ?

• Why do certain events happen?

• Historians would ask all of these questions

When watching a news event being reported, the best way to find out the evidence/facts is:

• Only go to one source, such as a blog, tweet, or Tik Tok

• Watch only one news network for information

• Watch multiple news networks, listen , and then investigate other sources for what really happened...

• Get all your information form social media and your friends.....

True or False. When studying a historical event, Wikipedia will give you the best information

• True

• False

When studying history, it is best to be like a detective. Why?

True or False. archaeologists dig up and use cultural items, such as objects that people use for their means of living, to figure out how a group of people lived, etc.

• False

• True

Which person studies the past, then writes about it....

• musician

• archaeologist

• historian

• doctor

Yes or No. When studying the past, and the people and events of the past, should a person investigate and research all perspectives, and look at multiple resources?

• Yes

• No

Why did early cave people use cave paintings?