Understanding Key Concepts in History

anything that gives you direct evidence about the people or events you are researching

• secondary source

• primary source

• tertiary source

• anecdotal evidence

Primary Source or Secondary Source?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

• Historical Artifact

Primary Source or Secondary Source?

• Primary Source

• Tertiary Source

• Historical Interpretation

• Archaeological Analysis

the study of people, past events, and their impacts

• history

• geography

• sociology

• anthropology

a relationship where one or more things happen as a result of something else

• Cause and effect

• Correlation

• Causation

• Effect and cause

timeline

• a graphic representation of the passage of time and events as a line

• a method of measuring time in hours and minutes

• a historical account of events in chronological order

• a tool used for scheduling tasks and appointments

important events that happen in the world in real time

• current events

• historical events

• future predictions

• local news

Primary Source or Secondary Source?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

• Historical Source

perspective

• a point of view that can be affected by emotions, attitude, or opinion

• a fixed viewpoint that does not change

• a way of looking at things that is always negative

• a perspective that is based solely on facts

Primary Source or Secondary Source?

An documentary movie on Slavery in the Southern States?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Tertiary Source

• Historical Artifact