WH 1. Historian's Toolkit

Historians look for continuity to see what parts of a culture stay the same over many years.

What does continuity mean?

• The way things stay the same over time.

• The order in which events happen.

• An unreasoned, emotional judgement.

We put the events of the war in chronology to see which thing happened first.

What does chronology mean?

• The way things stay the same over time.

• The order in which events happen.

• An unreasoned, emotional judgement.

The author showed bias because they only told one side of the story.

What does bias mean in this sentence?

• The order in which events happen.

• An unreasoned, emotional judgement.

• Something that shows proof of truth.

The historian found a diary in the dirt that provided evidence about how people lived long ago.

What does evidence mean in this sentence?

• Something that shows proof of truth.

• An unreasoned, emotional judgement.

• The order in which events happen.

You should always use your own words so you do not plagiarize someone else's writing.

Based on the sentence, which of the following best describes the word plagiarize?

• To present someone else's work as your own.

• A group of items with shared traits.

• The problem that resources are insufficient to meet needs and wants.

It is easier to learn about history when we put information into a category, like "Food" or "Clothing."

What does the word category mean in the sentence above?

• To present someone else's work as your own.

• A group of items with shared traits.

• The problem that resources are insufficient to meet needs and wants.

There was a scarcity of water during the dry summer, so people had to be very careful not to waste it.

Based on the sentence, what does the word scarcity mean?

• To present someone else's work as your own.

• A group of items with shared traits.

• The problem that resources are insufficient to meet needs and wants.

The Equator is an imaginary line that splits the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphere.

Using the sentence above, choose which definition works best for hemisphere.

• The problem that resources are insufficient to meet needs and wants.

• A "half-sphere"; used to refer to one-half of the globe.

• A way of showing the round Earth on a flat map.

A map projection is used to show the round Earth on a flat piece of paper.

Using the sentence, choose which definition best describes the word projection.

• A way of showing the round Earth on a flat map.

• A "half-shpere"; used to refer to one-half of the globe.

• The problem that resources are insufficient to meet needs and wants.

Which of the following is not a reason to study history?

• To help us read and write.

• To help us understand the present and make sense of current events.

• To see how things change and how they stay the same.