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Unit 1: Thinking Like A Historian

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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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.

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.

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.

A historian wants to know about the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. The historian is looking to write a novel where the main character was a sailor who was stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack. What source would be most helpful for this historian to use for his book?

A photograph of the harbor after the attack occurred (primary source).

A newspaper article from December 9, 1941 highlighting President Roosevelt's speech about the attack (secondary source).

A video interview of a US sailor who survived the attack (primary source).

A book about the attack on Pearl Harbor written by a historian and published 20 years after the attack occurred (secondary source).

When I was at summer camp a few years ago, I found an arrowhead; I did research and found out it has been made by the Cherokee Indians. What is my arrowhead?

Primary Source

Secondary Source

____________ is the information that can prove your point or support your conclusion.

Chronology

Evidence

Point of view

Primary sources

A document or record of past events created by people who were present at that time is called ____________.

Secondary Source

Primary Source

Corroboration

Sourcing

Sourcing is...

considering who wrote a document, when, and why, to determine its usefulness

understanding how the setting of a historical event (time & place) affected what happened

looking at multiple points of view to determine how they agree or disagree

carefully looking at an account or document to consider details

considering all available information to decide what matters

10.

Close reading is :

an opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document, influenced by the author’s personal circumstances

examining the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” and “why” of a document

Critically examining significant details and language patterns of a text in order to develop a deep understanding of the author’s claims or point of view

the circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may have influenced his/her point of view

11.

Frame of reference is:

examining the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” and “why” of a document

the circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may have influenced his/her point of view

Critically examining significant details and language patterns of a text in order to develop a deep understanding of the author’s claims or point of view

the personal attributes and life experiences that may influence your point of view or that of an author of a historical document

12.

An opinion or perspective presented by the author of a document, influenced by the author’s personal circumstances.

Primary Source

Point of View

Historical Context

Interpretation

13.

Which word is it? Prejudice in favor for or against something

Bias

Construct

Primary Source

Interpret

14.

Which word is it? The circumstances of the time in which an event occurred or in which an author lived that may have influenced his/her point of view.

Historical Context

Corroboration

Compare

Secondary Source

15.

Which type of source is the picture?

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Artifact

16.

Accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event is called ____________.

Secondary Source

Primary Source

Corroboration

Sourcing

17.

The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing fundamental rights to the people of the United States.

Federalist

anti-Federalist

Bill of Rights

Constitution

18.

The Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

This defines which amendment?

2nd Amendments

10th Amendment

3rd Amendment

8th Amendment

19.

All the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government. In other words, the rights of the people are not limited to just the rights listed in the Constitution.

This defines which amendment?

5th Amendment

9th Amendment

6th Amendment

8th Amendment

20.

Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

This defines which amendment?

1st Amendment

5th Amendment

8th Amendment

12th Amendment

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Unit 1: Thinking Like A Historian

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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