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WorksheetsThinking Like A Historian
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Geography is...
the study of maps.
the study of maps & globes.
the study of other countries.
the study of the earth & its physical features.
To answer the question, "Where is it?", there are TWO types of locations;
Exact & Relative
Precise & Rounded
Absolute & Relative
Absolute & Relation
What is the role of a historian?
To memorize specific details about the past.
To investigate events that occurred in the past to better understand them.
To know which direction N, S, E, and W are on a map.
To use secondary sources to figure out what happened in the past.
What feature does every timeline have?
All timelines show events in chronological order.
All timelines go from up to down.
All timelines go from left to right.
All timelines have pictures.
Why is it important to examine multiple primary and secondary sources when investigating an event?
It is important to study multiple points of view so that you have a better picture of what really happened.
It is important because without both types of sources the truth would never come out.
It is important because people always lie.
It is important because examining facts requires knowing people's opinions.
Why do historians need to have a good understanding of maps and how to read them?
Historians will often use maps in their study of past events and people.
Historians need to know about maps because the main topic they study is the geography of the modern world.
Historians have to know about maps because that is the only type of source they use to study past events and people.
Historians really don't need to know about maps unless they're studying the history of map making.
Records made by people who saw or took place in an event:
secondary sources
point of view
primary sources
historian
Records written by someone who was not there at the time of the event:
primary sources
effect
secondary sources
point of view
The study of the past is known as:
point of view
history
historian
evidence
