What is History?

History is the study of the ​ (a)   based on ​ (b)   .

• past
• historical sources
• memory
• a list of events
• exact happenings

The goals of historians are to: ​identify & (a)   past events; ​ (b)   & analyze the past; and describe what happened by ​ (c)  

• research
• ask questions
• making arguments
• memorize

Primary Sources...

• are the first sources a historian finds

• come directly from the time period being studied

• are created by someone who did not participate in the event being studied

• are the most important and most reliable sources a historian uses

History is not (a)   since it is often written by the ​ (b)   .

• exact
• winners
• biased
• scholars
• interesting
• important
• losers

It is important to _____________ history.

• memorize

• trust and accept

• discuss and debate