How Does a Historian Work?

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6th Grade
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Kelly Layton
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The study of historical interpretations by historical experts.
bias
point of view
primary source
historiography
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Historians use evidence to find the answers to their questions. What is evidence?
something that shows proof or an indicaiton that something is true
an unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events
a final decision that is reached by reasoning
history textbooks
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is bias?
general attitude about people or life
a scholarly journal
an unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events
a final decision that is reached by reasoning
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
history textbooks
letters
diaries
government records
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
textbooks
letters or diaries of people who witnessed a historical event
encyclopedias
biographies
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A leap year is a year that has________.
one extra day
one less day
one extra week
one less week
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The letters A.D. stand for the words anno domini and mean "in the year of the Lord."
True
False
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