UNIT 1 THINKING LIKE AN HISTORIAN

A first hand eye witness, a newspaper written at the time of an occurence in history, and a soldier’s uniform is known as a...

• primary source

• secondary source

• corroboration

• none of the above

The Declaration of Independence would be a secondary source document.

• True

• False

condensing information into a concise version is known as...

• sourcing

• P.E.R.S.I.A.

• Archaeology

• summarizing

Accounts of events created at a later date by someone not present at the event is known as a...

• primary source

• secondary source

• witness

• none of the above

What is the benefit of sequencing or arranging items in a specific order when studying history?

• it helps us to understand the events in the order in which they happen, which in turn helps us organize our thoughts and research.

• It helps reduce bias in all historical related presentations.

• it's not relevant as long as your story makes sense.

• none of the above.

An opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document, influenced by the author's personal circumstances is...

• point of view

• corroboration

• context

• none of the above

comparing sources in order to gain a more accurate account of the past is...

• sourcing

• contextualizing

• corroboration

• frame of reference

The "who," "when," "what," "where," and "why" of a document is sourcing.

• True

• False

Which one of these is not a primary source?

• speech

• recorded video

• newspaper

• painting

Which one of these are not a social scientist?

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Geographer

• Optamologist