Ch.1 What does a Historian do

.Letters, diaries, and government records are examples of secondary sources.

• True

• False

Ten decades grouped together is called a millennium.

• True

• False

Historians can study a finite subject with a narrow focus for several years

• True

• False

Historians who study the same historical topic will come to the same conclusion about the event.

• True

• False

a decision reached after examination of evidence

• Artifact

• Evidence

• Conclusion

• Scholarly

the study of objects to learn about past human life

• Anthropology

• Archeology

• Paleontology

• Artifact

A historian needs to evaluate a primary source to decide if it has a trustworthy point of view

• True

• False

concerned with academic learning or research

• Scholarly

• Archeology

• Evidence

• RCSCC

the study of human culture and how it develops over time

• Historiography

• Paleontology

• Anthropology

• Archeology

an object made by people

• Scholarly

• Fossil

• A desk

• Artifact