AWH Unit 1: Intro to the Study of History

Which of the following is an example of a compelling historical question?

• How many peopled died in the Holocaust?

• Why do people elect authoritarians?

• When did Hitler take over as German Chancellor?

• Where was the first battle of World War II?

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Which of these is an artifact that would best help historians better understand life during the American Revolution?

• The geography of Bunker Hill

• Journal or Diary entries of members of the "Minute Men"

• The horses used during battles

• An American history textbook written in 2009

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What is a hominid?

• A story passed down from generation to generation.

• an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

• A type of society that emerged after the agricultural revolution that relied on division of labor and shared resources.

• a primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also at least some of the great apes.

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Closely examining the pots and pans people used in the ancient city of Memphis, Egypt would be an example of ...

• Flexible History

• Alternative History

• Historiography

• Anthropology

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You wanted to learn more about the Vietnam War, so you read Henry Kissigner's autobiography. Kissinger served as a top advisor to President Nixon during the war. What does this fact tell you about the source?

• Kissinger's autobiography was written 50 years ago, so it is out of date and therefore not accurate.

• Kissinger was considered to be very smart, so his account should be very accurate.

• Kissinger is a biased source so he should not be used.

• Kissinger will have perspective and bias, but that does not make what he says incorrect.

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Historians and detectives both use corroboration to help them understand what happened. How could corroboration between the witness and the video help solve this bank robbery?

• The video could back up the eye witness account on the timeframe of what happened.

• The witness may have said their were three robbers while the video only shows two.

• The video is always more reliable that an eye witness so we can disregard the witness.

• Eye Witnesses are always more reliable that an videos so we can disregard the video.

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Which of the following questions would you ask when you were trying to assess the context of evidence?

• When and where were was the document created?

• What was different then, what was the same?

• How might the circumstances in which the evidence was created affect its content?

• What was the authors perspective?

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This map of Covid Cases would be a good source to help historians investigating which of the following compelling historical questions?

• How many cases of Covid occured in California?

• What state had the most covid cases?

• When did covid spread into Louisiana?

• Why did covid spread more rapidly in certain places?

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At the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, a Uyghur helped light the torch, even though China is holding millions of Uyghur's in concentration camps. Why might a historian be skeptical of interviewing the torch lighter about the condition of Uyghurs in China?

• He may not feel able to tell the whole truth because Uyghur's are still being held in camps.

• He could not read or write and therefor would have a less educated take on the camps.

• He is not reliable because he is a firsthand witness of the camps.

• His is biased against concentration camps and genocide.

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Historians who are studying the January 6th Insurrection at the US Capital years from now will use historical sources to figure out what happened. Which of the following examples would be a useful source for historians?

• Transcripts of speeches given before the attack.

• Videos taken by people who took part in the attack

• Books about the founding of the Capital Police

• Facebook status updates made after the attack by people who took part in the insurrection.

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