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WorksheetsWhy Study History Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs?
History
Historiography
Sourcing
Contextualization
What is the study of how history is done?
History
Historiography
Sourcing
Historical Thinking Skills
What is reading, analysis, and writing that is necessary to tell the story of the past?
History
Historiography
Historical Thinking Skills
Sourcing
When you asking questions about a particular source such as: Who created it? When? Why? this is called what?
Historiography
Contextualization
Sourcing
Facts
What is a historical thinking skill which situates (gives understanding) to historical events, developments, or processes with in a larger topic when they occurred to see their significance?
Sourcing
Facts
Historiography
Contextualization
What are any piece of evidence from the past?
Historical Record
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Facts
What is a firsthand information about an event. Created at the time in question?
Historical Record
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Opinion
What is an example of a primary source?
Diaries/Journals
Speeches
Artifacts
All of these
Secondhand information about an event. Not create at the time in question and gathers by someone who didn't take part or witness an event.
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Bias
Opinion
What is an example of a secondary source?
Textbooks & Encyclopedias
Almanacs
Magazine & Newspaper articles published after the event
All of these
The way someone understands or explains something is called...
Facts
Opinion
Interpretation
Bias
What is something real or true
Bias
Facts
Opinion
Interpretation
What is a belief, judgement, or thought about something or someone?
Facts
Secondary Source
Opinion
Bias
What is it call when one has a prejudice, a tendency to favor one side or person?
Facts
Opinion
Bias
Historical Record
What is someone or something that is believable or reliable?
Bias
Facts
Opinion
Credible
