Thinking Like a Historian Vocabulary

A person who specializes in the study of history.

• Historian

• Perspective

• Corroboration

Documents, images or artifacts that provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a historical topic.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Sources that analyze, assess or interpret a historical event. They generally use primary sources to do so.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A specific point-of-view or understanding of an event.

• Historian

• Perspective

• Corroboration

Using multiple pieces of evidence to confirm or support a statement.

• Historian

• Perspective

• Corroboration

Showing favor towards one side versus another, typically for or against an idea or thing

• Biased Perspective

• Unbiased Perspective

• Objective Language

• Subjective Language

Not showing favor towards one side versus another.

• Biased Perspective

• Unbiased Perspective

• Objective Language

• Subjective Language

Language that is considered fair, accurate, and unbiased.

• Biased Perspective

• Unbiased Perspective

• Objective Language

• Subjective Language

Language that expresses opinion, feelings, or personal biases.

• Biased Perspective

• Unbiased Perspective

• Objective Language

• Subjective Language

The quality of being trusted and believed in.

• Credibility

• Relevance

• Expert

• Peer Reviewed