World History Refresher Quiz

Historical Thinking Skills: What is Contextualization?

• Reflecting on what was going on at the time the source was created and how it may affect it.

• Reflecting on who wrote the source and how that may have affected the source.

• Analyzing the contents of the document for specific data.

• Comparing and contrasting the source to other sources.

Answer explanation

Context meaning: The Circumstances that form the setting for an event.

Historical Thinking Skills: What is sourcing?

• Reflecting on what was going on at the time the source was created and how it may affect it.

• Reflecting on who wrote the source and how that may have affected the source.

• Analyzing the contents of the document for specific data.

• Comparing and contrasting the source to other sources.

Answer explanation

To help remember this skill just remind yourself that sourcing focuses on the source (its in the name!)

Historical Thinking Skills: What is Close Reading?

• Reflecting on what was going on at the time the source was created and how it may affect it.

• Reflecting on who wrote the source and how that may have affected the source.

• Analyzing the contents of the document for specific data.

• Comparing and contrasting the source to other sources.

Answer explanation

To help remember this skill just remember that the key word in close reading is "Close" as in to very closely read and analyze the document.

Historical Thinking Skills: What is Corroboration?

• Reflecting on what was going on at the time the source was created and how it may affect it.

• Reflecting on who wrote the source and how that may have affected the source.

• Analyzing the contents of the document for specific data.

• Comparing and contrasting the source to other sources.

Answer explanation

To help remember this skill remember that Corroboration sounds a lot like Cooperation and think, do other documents cooperate with this document or go against it?

What is a Primary Source?

• A source actually from the time period it is showing. Written by someone who has first-hand experience with the event it describes.

• A source written about an event after the event has taken place.

• A source written by someone who did not experience the event firsthand

• A source that is a summary of another source.

What is a secondary source?

• A source written by a person who experienced the event their describing firsthand

• A source that is created after an event by someone with no firsthand experience of the event.

• A source written at the time of the event it is describing

Content Refresher: What was the Industrial Revolution?

• A time period in the 1900s where Industrial Metal topped the music charts.

• A time period in the 1800s where many countries around the world advanced in technology rapidly.

• A time period in the 1700s where people overthrew monarchs in order to establish a democratic system.

• A time period in the 1700 and 1800s where people favored reason over superstition.

Content Refresher: Which country Industrialized first?

• The United Kingdom (England)

• The United States

• Japan

• Germany

Content Refresher: Why did European countries have such a big interest in Africa during the 1800s?

• They wanted to bless the rains down in Africa.

• They were interested in learning about the Religious teachings in Africa.

• They wanted access to the resources in Africa to fuel Industrialization.

• They wanted to expand their influence outside of Europe in order to compete with others.

Content Refresher: Which European Nation ruled over India in the 1800s?

• Germany

• The United States

• The United Kingdom (England)

• France