Unit 1 Lesson 1: Investigating the Past through Inquiry

An expert who studies the past by examining objects that people have left behind

• Geographer

• Archaeologist

• Historian

• Anthropologist

The position that researchers take about a particular topic, based on the evidence that they have gathered

• Argument

• Bias

• Compelling Question

• Inquiry

An object made or used by people in the past

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Ritual

• Artifact

A personal leaning or a preference for a particular outlook

• Compelling Question

• Supporting Question

• Bias

• Public Policy

A question that does not have a simple or direct answer and requires some thought and investigation to answer

• Supporting Question

• Compelling Question

• Inquiry

• Ritual

An expert who studies and creates maps of Earth’s natural and human-made features

• Geographer

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Anthropologist

An expert who studies and records the past

• Geographer

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Anthropologist

In history, the process of exploring the answers to questions about a certain time and place

• Compelling Question

• Bias

• Inquiry

• Supporting Question

before written history

• Inquiry

• Primary Source

• Bias

• Prehistoric

A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Public Policy

• Supporting Question