Unit 1 Historical Thinking

the original records of an event

• Primary Sources

• Secondary Sources

  
  

• Reliable

writings and interpretations that people make about events that occured in the past

• Primary Sources

• Credible

• Secondary Sources

Credible

• a source that is trustworthy and believable

• a source that is well supported with facts.

• one-sided information, often misleading, to guide readers to a particular conclusion

• the position from which something is seen. Outcome will always depend

Reliable

• a source that is trustworthy and believable

• a source that is well supported with facts.

• an influence to think about issues and events in a particular way

an influence to think about issues and events in a particular way

• Stereotype

• Propaganda

• Bias

Which of the following best describes a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study?

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Tertiary Source

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• A textbook on World War II

• An original letter from a soldier in World War II

• A documentary about World War II

generalizations about all members of a specific group

• Stereotype

• Artifacts

• Perspective

  
  

Artifacts

• an influence to think about issues and events in a particular way

• generalizations about all members of a specific group

• an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

Which of the following best describes a bias?

• A neutral perspective that is open to all interpretations.

• A preconceived notion that affects judgment.

• An accurate representation of events.