Intro to Historical Perspective - Week 1 and 2

What is historical perspective?

• analyzing the causes and consequences of past events

• understanding how people's feelings, beliefs, the way they lived, and what was happening shaped their actions and events

• establishing a timeline of events to compare historical developments

• identifying the relationships between different historical contexts and people's viewpoints at the time

What is corroboration when thinking like a historian?

• To place it in its historical context and understand the social, cultural, intellectual, and emotional factors of the time

• comparing the document with other sources to see if they all agree on the same facts

• To analyze the author's perspective, agenda, and language to determine if it influences me

• To identify the author, the time and place of writing, and the purpose of the document

What is the graphic organizer used to represent a period of time- used for marking events in chronological order?

• bar chart

• pie chart

• timeline

• flowchart

Which does BC/BCE stand for?

• Best Christmas/Best Christmas Ever

• Before Christ/Before Common Era

• Before Calendars/Before Calendars Extra

What is causation?

• a list of events in the order the events occured

• finding the information across multiple sources

• understanding what caused events to happen

Which aspect of historical analysis seeks to understand the different viewpoints of an event?

• Causation

• Multiple Perspective

• Chronology

Which term refers to the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence?

• Chronology

• Causation

• Multiple Perspectives

What type of causation refers to events that occurred years, decades, or centuries ago and have a toward the new event?

• short-term causation

• long-term causation

What type of causation refers to events that occurred hours, days, or months ago and contributed toward the new event?

• short term

• long term

Why is it important to consider multiple viewpoints when analyzing an event?

• to arrange events chronologically

• to get the whole picture of the event from all sides

• to identify the primary cause and its subsequent effects

• to develop a visual timeline of events and dates