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WorksheetsHistorians Toolkit
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
Those who study events in the past are called ____.
teachers
historians
lawyers
professors
What three things do historians do? (choose three)
study how events are connected
study earth processes such as earthquakes, landslides, floods, and volcanic eruptions
use clues to find the causes or reasons why somthing happened
look for effects or results of an event
What is an opnion?
something that can be observed or proved
a letter, diary, or speech
a personal belief or conclusion
study of artifacts and fossils
Bias and point-of-view both play roles in a historians field of work.
True
False
Why are the discussions among historians ongoing?
new evidence may lead to new interpretations
historians love to argue
historians have a built in bias
error and chance in history are very complicated
What is an artifact?
An object made by humans.
Any object that was buried.
The remains of a once living thing.
A dinosaur bone.
What is the diagram that shows the order of event within a period of time?
chronology
timeline
era
primary source
What is the term that describes the order of dates and/or times in which events happened?
secondary source
Before Common Era
chronology
timeline
Which theme of geography has to do with characteristics that give an area their own qualities like climate, plant or animal life, language, and religion?
human/environment interaction
movement
place
location
A personal attitude or perspective of a certain event is called?
Bias
Point of View
Credibility
Multiplie Persepectives
Choose the answer that shows an example of bias.
Hiring a man over a more-qualified woman
having a different point of view as another person that participated in the same event
a witness to a disaster talks about what they saw based on what they were doing and where they were standing
For a historian, ____________ is something that shows proof or an indication that something is true. p. HT20
opinion
evidence
history
geography
_____ information is data that helps answer a research question because it applies directly to the topic at hand. p. HT20
Relevant
Important
Factual
True or false: Historians do not have biases because they interfere with their work. p. HT22
True
False
Point of view could be best described as p. HT22
an analytical approach to an event.
a fact-based opinion.
a general attitude about people and life.
Why do historians piece facts together? p. HT24
to confirm established conclusions
to interpret meaning from them
to determine their reliability
Historians are like _____________, they ask questions about information they find from the past. p. HT19
surgeons
politicians
detectives
librarians
A kind of map that shows man-made things such as countries, states, counties, cities, etc.
Political Map
Prime Meridian
Physical Map
latitude
A type of map that main purpose is to show land surface and water features
Political Map
Prime Meridian
Physical Map
latitude
Something that makes an event happen
cardinal diretions
projection
symbol
cause
