Unit 0: Historical Thinking Skills

The historical thinking skill that history detectives use to collect in order to examine the past. (E)

• causation

• periodization

• evidence

• comparison

This historical thinking skill focuses on the setting (time and place) that a document was written, which might influence what that particular document says: (CX)

• Context

• Evidence

• Periodization

• Causation

Causation is found by looking at the _______ and _______ of an event. (CE)

• Cause and effect

• Context

• Continuity and Change

• Comparison

Historical Thinking Skill is the ability to identify similarities and differences of multiple perspectives on a given historical event so you can make conclusions about that event. (CO)

• Periodizaion

• Context

• Evidence

• Comparison

________________________is when something stays the same and changes over time. (CC)

• Causation

• Continuity and Change

• Context

• Periodization

When you use two or more pieces of evidence to make a conclusion that a historical event did or did not happen, you are using ____________. (E)

• Corroboration

• Context

• Evidence

• Periodization

Sometimes we refer to those events as happening in a particular era such as “the 50’s” or “Revolutionary Era”.

• Context

• Continuity and Change

• Evidence

• Periodization

What skill are we using when we ask this question: How much do we trust the source?

• Sourcing

• Evidence

• Challenge Credibility/Reliability

• Corroboration

Why should you care about a source being reliable?

• The artifact/document needs to be trustworthy or the information you share could be incorrect.

• Reliability does not matter

• All sources are reliable so you don’t need to worry

• It is important to know the basics of the article

An original source that comes from the time period being studied is a…

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source