Historical Thinking Skills Review

Diaries, journals, letters between people, and pictures are all examples of . . .

• Source Analysis

• Point of View

• Secondary Sources

• Primary Sources

Textbooks, biographies, encyclopedias, and journal articles are examples of . . .

• Source Analysis

• Point of View

• Secondary Sources

• Primary Sources

What is history?

• A strong and one-sided opinion that is based more on emotion than in evidence.

• An account of the past constructed from evidence.

• The act of determining who created a document, when the document was created, where it was created and why it was created.

• Information or details from a source that can be used for a specific purpose.

What is evidence?

• Information or details from a source that can be used for a specific purpose.

• The act of describing where an event took place, what led to it, and why.

• A person or group who created a source.

• A strong and one-sided opinion that is based more on emotion than in fact.

The act of describing where an event took place, what led to it, and why is called what?

• Perspective

• Annotation

• Contextualization

• Source Analysis

In history, point of view refers to:

• An account of the past constructed from evidence.

• An opinion; a claim that is shaped by evidence, life experience and motives, race, ethnicity, nationality, class, ideas, gender, and other factors.

• The act of determining who created a document, when the document was created, where it was created and why it was created.

• Information or details from a source that can be used for a specific purpose.

What is reliability?

• The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.

• The practice of locating and selecting businesses or individuals based on set criteria.

• Unable to be trusted or relied on : not dependable : unreliable and undependable source of information.

• The degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification can be depended on to be accurate or trustworthy.

Which of the following is NOT a way Bias is usually expressed:

• Language that is offensive based on gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, or other characteristics.

• The author intentionally adds and emphasizes or leaves out information to support their opinion.

• The act of describing where an event took place, what led to it, and why from multiple viewpoints and perspectives.

• “Loaded” language that is overwhelmingly positive or negative.

What does it mean for an historian to corroborate?

• The act of comparing pieces of evidence to see where they agree or disagree.

• The act of determining who created a document, when the document was created, where it was created and why it was created.

• The act of intentionally adding and emphasizing or leaving out information to support an opinion.

• The act of describing where an event took place, what led to it, and why.

In history, audience refers to:

• The person, or group of people, who were originally intended to see or use a particular source.

• Information or details from a source that can be used for a specific purpose.

• The act of determining who created a document, when the document was created, where it was created and why it was created.

• A claim that is shaped by evidence, life experience and motives, race, ethnicity, nationality, class, ideas, gender, and other factors.