Historical Thinking Skills

Why is periodization important to history?

• It helps historians organize and analyze historical data.

• It allows historians to focus only on one region at a time.

• It simplifies historical events into a single narrative.

• It eliminates the need for primary sources.

What is change in history?

• Change is the act of making something the same.

• Change is the act or instance of making or becoming different.

• Change refers to the stability of historical events.

• Change is the process of forgetting past events.

What is a primary source?

• A document or artifact created by a participant in an event, providing firsthand testimony or evidence from the time period being studied.

• A secondary analysis of historical events based on various interpretations.

• A fictional account of events created for entertainment purposes.

• A summary of multiple sources compiled by a historian.

What is evidence in historical study?

• Evidence is solely based on personal opinions and beliefs.

• Evidence involves identifying, sourcing, and utilizing different forms of evidence, including primary and secondary sources, used in the inquiry-based study of history.

• Evidence is only found in textbooks and academic journals.

• Evidence is irrelevant in the study of history.

What is continuity in history?

• A. The process of change over time in historical events.

• B. The unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time.

• C. The study of historical documents and artifacts.

• D. The analysis of historical figures and their impact.

Why is historical context important to history?

• It provides a timeline of events without any interpretation.

• It helps historians understand texts, music, events, and societies by knowing which time period influenced them.

• It allows historians to ignore the influence of culture on events.

• It focuses solely on the dates of significant events.

What is a secondary source?

• A source that provides firsthand accounts of events.

• A source created later by someone who did not experience firsthand or participate in the events.

• A source that only contains statistical data.

• A source that is always a primary document.

Why is causation important to history?

• It helps us view the long-term and short-term effects of the events we study.

• It allows historians to focus only on major events.

• It simplifies the study of historical figures.

• It eliminates the need for primary sources.

Why are continuity and change important to history?

• They help us understand the future by predicting trends.

• They are important because we learn about who we are by comparing how things have changed to how things have stayed the same in our society.

• They allow historians to focus only on significant events.

• They are irrelevant to understanding historical context.

What is historical context?

• The events that occurred in a specific time period.

• The social, political, cultural, economic, and environmental situations that influence the events or trends of a time period.

• The study of ancient artifacts and their significance.

• The timeline of major historical events.