Lesson 1 - Studying History Through Inquiry - Vocab.

the position that researchers take about a particular topic, based on the evidence that they have gathered

• argument

• bias

• inquiry

• point of view

a personal leaning or a preference for a particular outlook 

• primary source

• public policy

• bias

• supporting question

the order in which events occur, or the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur 

• compelling question

• chronology

• evidence

• bias

a question that does not have a simple or direct answer, but which requires some thought and investigation to answer

• argument

• supporting question

• primary source

• compelling question

information that can be used to prove a statement or support a conclusion

• evidence

• inquiry

• historical interpretation

• public policy

the process of finding the meaning or significance of historical events 

• primary source

• evidence

• historical interpretation

• point of view

in history, the process of exploring the answers to questions about a certain time and place

• chronology

• inquiry

• supporting question

• secondary source

a person's way of thinking about or approaching a subject, as shaped by their character, experience, culture, and history

• bias

• historical interpretation

• primary source

• point of view

a document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred 

• primary source

• secondary source

• chronology

• compelling question

the laws and regulations that determine how problems can be solved in response to social issues

• argument

• supporting question

• public policy

• point of view