What does a Historian do?

An example of a secondary source is:

• A diary

• A letter

• A government document

• An encyclopedia

An example of a primary source is:

• A history book

• a textbook

• A diary entry

• A biography

A secondary source is a firsthand piece of evidence written by someone who was present during the event.

• True

• False

A secondary source is a good place to find new evidence about a historical topic.

• True

• False

When you make an inference, you...

• Read many opinions about a subject

• Read only primary sources about an event

• Rely on your own experience in your life

• Use trustworthy sources to make a judgement about an event

A primary source is more likely to be written from a biased point of view than a secondary source.

• True

• False

The reason that historians may interpret the same event differently is because some historians are more experienced than others.

• True

• False

_____ is the study of artifacts to learn about past human life.

• Artifact

• Paleontology

• scholarly

• Archaeology

An object made by people:

• Conclusion

• Artifact

• Archaeology

• Anthropology

The study of human culture and how it develops over time:

• Artifact

• Fossils

• Anthropology

• Archaeology