Why Study History Vocabulary

What term is defined as "Information that can be used to prove your statement or to support a conclusion"?

• Era

• Bias

• Evidence

• Artifact

What term is defined as "A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic"?

• Era

• Bias

• Artifact

• Secondary Source

What term is defined as "Anything that might change a person’s observations. It can make a source less trustworthy"?

• Evidence

• Era

• Bias

• Artifact

What term is defined as "A human made object"?

• Evidence

• Artifact

• Era

• Secondary Source

What term is defined as "Information written after the time period by an expert or historian"?

• Evidence

• Era

• Bias

• Secondary Source

What is a document or other record of past events created by people who were present at the time called?

• Secondary source

• Primary source

• Historical context

• Chronology

What term describes a sequence of events in time?

• Chronology

• Sourcing

• Point of view

• Primary source

What is a way of looking at something that may be shaped by many things, such as a person’s age, religion, job, or political views?

• Chronology

• Historical context

• Point of view

• Sourcing

What term refers to the circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may have influenced his/her point of view?

• Primary source

• Chronology

• Sourcing

• Historical context

What is the process of examining the who, what, when, where, and why of a document called?

• Chronology

• Sourcing

• Point of view

• Historical context