Historical Thinking - Introduction

Jane asks the 5-Ws when looking at the writing of letter. Jane is practicing

• Sourcing

• Contextualization

• Close Reading

• Corroboration

A birth certificate, issued by the state, is an example of __________.

• Artifact

• Primary Source

• Contextualization

• Secondary Source

If a researcher found charred logs at a settlement, this would be __________ that these people controlled fire.

• Sourcing

• Causation

• History

• Evidence

A documentary, released in 2014, about the terrorist attack at the 1972 Olympics is a(n) __________.

• Artifact

• Primary Source

• Chronological

• Secondary Source

Any item created or used by humans is call a(n) ___________.

• Artifact

• Contextualization

• Secondary Source

• Chronological

Something that is written, printed, or electronic that provides information or evidence

• Source

• Document

• History

• Evidence

What historical thinking skill involves interpreting the meaning of a source within its historical context?

• Contextualization
• Chronological analysis
• Interpretation
• Inquiry

What is the purpose of understanding the historical setting of an event or source?

• To interpret meaning
• To identify authorship
• To determine bias
• To establish credibility

Jane compares different sources to identify similarities and differences in the information. What skill is Jane practicing?

• contextualisation

• corroboration

• close reading

• sourcing

What skill involves determining the causes and effects of historical events and developments?

• Analysis
• Contextualization
• Interpretation
• Inquiry