Vocabulary Words

What is the study of past events called?

• History

• Geography

• Biology

• Mathematics

What is it called when people ask questions and investigate to learn about the past?

• Inquiry

• Prediction

• Imagination

• Decoration

What is the tendency that can twist how we see the past called?

• Bias

• Fact

• Chronology

• Evidence

Aria and Oliver find an original document from the time they are studying. What is this item called?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Biography

• Novel

Abigail and Maya find a document written after a big event that uses original records. What type of source is this?

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Tertiary Source

• Original Source

What is the term for understanding the background or setting of historical events?

• Context

• Conflict

• Chronology

• Perspective

What is the relationship called when one event causes another to happen?

• Cause and Effect

• Observation

• Prediction

• Classification

Charlotte and Ethan both want to be the leader, but they can't agree on who should do it. What is this kind of disagreement called?

• Conflict

• Celebration

• Agreement

• Festival

When a historian explains or makes sense of historical evidence, what is this process called?

• Interpretation

• Chronology

• Excavation

• Preservation

What is a broad question that addresses big ideas in history and guides inquiry called?

• Compelling Question

• Factual Statement

• Historical Date

• Primary Source