Historical Terms and Concepts

What is the purpose of analysing the origin of a historical source?

• To determine the subject matter

• To establish who created the source and when

• To identify the intended audience

• To evaluate the reliability

What does the term "corroborate" mean?

• To support a claim with evidence

• To analyze the origin of a source

• To determine the significance of an event

• To identify the cause and effect in history

What term refers to historical accounts created after the time being investigated, which refer to primary sources and present an interpretation?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Evidence

• Continuity and Change

What is the term for explanations of the past, which may vary based on different sources and historians' perspectives?

• Secondary Source

• Cause and Effect

• Interpretations

• Continuity and Change

What does the reliability of a historical source refer to?

• How trustworthy the source is. i.e. Who produced the source, what, why, where, and how it is presented

• The points of view of people, groups, or institutions

• The cause and effect of historical events

• The continuity and change over certain periods of time

How do historians use the concept of "cause and effect" in their analysis of historical events?

• To identify the origin of a source

• To analyze the content of a source

• To establish the purpose of a source

• To identify chains of events and developments over time and subsequent outcomes or results.

What does the term "historical argument" refer to?

• An interpretation of the past

• The analysis of a source to determine its usefulness

• A claim justified with reference to evidence

• The significance of a historical event

In historical terms, what does "content of a source" refer to?

• The origin of the source

• The subject or ideas contained in something written or created

• The intended audience of the source

• The reliability of the source

What does the analysis of the "usefulness" of a historical source aim to determine?

• The intended audience

• The reliability of the source

• How connected or related it is to the topic under investigation

• The content of the source

What is the primary focus of determining the "origin of a source" in historical analysis?

• The subject or ideas contained in the source

• The points of view of people, groups, or institutions

• Establishing who created the source, where, and when it was produced

• The interpretation of historical events