Historical Thinking

What is a norm?

• an object made by a human being

• something that is usual, typical, or standard

• the available body of facts or information that help determine if a belief is true

• the beliefs, customs, and art of a particular society, group, place, or time

What is an era?

• a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic

• a period of ten years

• a period of a thousand years

• a period of a hundred years

What is anthropology?

• the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of artifacts

• the study of human societies and cultures and their development

• the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields

• the scientific study of the human mind and its functions

What is archaeology?

• the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of artifacts

• the study of human societies and cultures and their development

• the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields

• the scientific study of the human mind and its functions

What is an inference?

• an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study

• created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

• an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge

What is a millennium?

• a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic

• a period of ten years

• a period of a thousand years

• a period of a hundred years

What is a bias?

• an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study

• created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

• an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge

What is a secondary source?

• an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study

• created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

• an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge

What is a primary source?

• an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source that was created at the time of study

• created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events researched

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

• an educated guess based on evidence & prior knowledge

What is a generalization?

• a period of history with a particular feature or characteristic

• a period of ten years

• a period of a thousand years

• assuming something about an entire group of people based on little information