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WorksheetsWhy study history?
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Worksheet time: 2hrs 19mins
What is History?
The study of people during a specific time.
The study of specific places on a map
The study of specific people in a group.
The stories of a group of people at a specific place in a specific time.
Which is NOT an element of history?
People
Maps
Places
Time
Which would be an example of a SECONDARY SOURCE?
An original letter from the past
A photograph taken during an event
A book that explains or interprets primary sources
An artifact from a museum
What is an artifact?
A tool or object made by people in the past
A story told by a historian
A written report about history
A movie about ancient times
Which of the following is an example of an artifact?
A documentary film
A newspaper article written last year
A history textbook
A soldier’s old uniform
What is a primary source?
A textbook about history
A diary written by someone who experienced an event
A summary written years later
A movie based on a true story
What is a secondary source?
An original letter from the past
A photograph taken during an event
A book written in 2025 about the revolutionary war
An artifact from a museum
Which is an example of a primary source?
A biography written about a president
A history book summarizing a war
A speech recorded during a historic event
A movie based on historical events
Which is an example of a secondary source?
A diary entry from a pioneer
A museum display of ancient tools
A teacher’s lesson about the Civil War
A letter written by a soldier
Why do historians use primary sources?
To get direct information from the past
To guess what happened
To tell stories for entertainment
To make up new facts
How can artifacts help us learn history?
By telling us future events
By making stories up
By providing fake information
By showing us real objects from the past
What do you need to support your arguments in history?
Opinions only
Evidence from reliable sources
Guesswork
Stories from friends
Why is it important to use reliable sources when studying history?
To ensure the information is accurate
To ignore facts
To make the story more interesting
To guess what happened
Which item would NOT be considered an artifact?
A stone tool used by early humans
An ancient coin
A modern replica of a sword
A clay pot from the past
What makes a diary from the 1800s a primary source?
It is a movie adaptation
It is a summary written by a modern author
It was written by someone who experienced events at that time
It is a fictional story set in the past
Which of these is NOT a primary source?
A journal entry from a famous explorer
A letter written during a war
A photograph taken at a historic event
A textbook explaining ancient civilizations
Why do historians compare primary and secondary sources?
To find the most entertaining story
To check for accuracy and different perspectives
To ignore facts from the past
To create new historical events
Which item would most likely be found in a museum as an artifact?
A new history textbook
A recent movie script
An ancient pottery shard
A modern-day magazine
Which of the following is NOT a primary source?
Audio of a live interview
Textbook
Letters from a journal
Chronicles
Which of the following is NOT an example of a secondary source?
Textbook
Biographies
Documentary
Personal Journal of a historic figure
Which type of source is shown in the image? (picture of the civil war)
primary
Secondary
Which type of source is shown in the image? (letter of Columbus)
Primary
Secondary
Which type of source is shown in the image? Biography
Primary
Secondary
Which type of source is shown in the image? (government document)
Primary
Secondary
Which type of source is shown in the image? (magazine of multiple articles of different times)
Primary
Secondary
What type of source is an autobiography?
primary
secondary
What type of source is a journal article analysis of a historical event?
primary
secondary
Bias is....
evidence use to prove a fact
an artifact
anything that might change or influence a person's beliefs
someone else's point of view
As a historian you need to
think about perspectives or point of views
consider biases
question all claims and evidence
all of the above
This may be shaped by a person's age, job, or political views.
Evidence
Primary Source
Era
Point of View
Bias can make a source less than trustworthy
True
False
Why should you pay attention to who created the text you are reading in history?
Authors ALWAYS tell the truth
Authors ALWAYS write about information they are experts on
Authors point of view may be shaped by many things
Authors can only write about things they personally experience
Studying history can help us create new and better ideas.
True
False
If you read an article online
you should question if the evidence is reliable.
you should believe everything it says.
you know it must be true because no one has bias.
Everyone has bias, even if you don't think you do.
True
False
Historical skills like critical thinking, research, and communication can help you in which career? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Engineering
Law
Medical Sciences
Business
What can impact someones perspective, point-of-view, or bias? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Upbringing
Culture
Experiences
Economic Class
A prejudice for or against something is called
(Hint: prejudice means a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience)
opinion
fact
bias
fake news
What is evidence?
an object made by a human being
something that is usual, typical, or standard
the available body of facts or information that help determine if a belief is true
the beliefs, customs, and art of a particular society, group, place, or time
5. History is the study of the ____.
Future
Past
Present
1. Before using the internet as a source, what should you always check first?
A) The color of the website
B) The author, sources, and possible bias
C) How many pictures it has
D) The length of the article
A
B
C
D
2. What does "bias" mean in a source?
A) The source shows a one-sided or unfair perspective
B) The source shows multiple perspectives
C) The source is written in a foreign language
D) The source is very popular
A
B
C
D
3. What is a chronology?
A) A famous historical place
B) A type of bias
C) An author’s opinion
D) A list of events in the order they happened
A
B
C
D
6. What is causation in history?
A) The reasons why something happened
B) The order of events
C) The study of old maps
D) The comparison of two events
A
B
C
D
7. What is periodization?
A) Comparing two countries
B) Dividing history into different time periods
C) Writing a biography
D) Finding evidence in a book
A
B
C
D
What does comparison mean in historical thinking?
A) Looking at only similarities of events
B) Looking at similarities and differences between events or people
C) Looking only at differences in people and events
D) Comparing historical events by their dates or periods
A
B
C
D
What is the main purpose of using evidence in historical research?
To entertain readers
To provide factual support for historical claims
To create fictional stories
To support personal opinions
Which of the following is an example of bias in a historical source?
A source that presents only one side of an event
A source that lists dates and facts
A source that includes multiple viewpoints
A source that is written in another language
Perspective is:
facts
point of view
discover / reveal
To categorize historical time by looking for turning points and characteristics of that time is known as
Continuity and Change
Periodization
Comparison
Contextualization
Artifacts, documents, and written or oral descriptions left behind that are analyzed as clues from the past is known as
Evidence
Context
Causation
Corroboration
Looking at things in society that change over time and the things that stay the same is known as
Corroboration
Causation and Consequence
Continuity and Change
Periodization
To evaluate two or more historical developments from multiple perspectives is known as
Comparison
Corroboration
Causation
Periodization
To think about what was going on when a particular document was created, and to consider how that might have influenced the content of the document is known as
Causation
Contextualizaton
Corroboration
Periodization
This skill helps us understand people's motivations.
Context
Causation
Comparison
Continuity
This skill helps give details MEANING.
Context
Causation
Comparison
Continuity
This helps us understand the ENVIRONMENT of a historical event.
Context
Causation
Comparison
Continuity
This skill involves describing similarities and differences.
Context
Causation
Comparison
Continuity
This skill involves looking at two historical events within the same or different time period.
Context
Causation
Comparison
Continuity
This image best represents...
Context
Causation
Comparison
Continuity
This skill focuses on causes and effects.
Context
Causation
Comparison
Continuity
This skill represented in this image is...
Context
Causation
Comparison
Continuity
This skill is based on what stays the same and what changes through time.
Context
Causation
Comparison
Continuity
This skill is represented in the image.
Context
Causation
Comparison
Continuity
What is the purpose of using evidence as a historical thinking skill?
It allows us to use facts and filter out bias to create an accurate story of what happened.
It gives us the ability to always know the truth from just one source.
Placing the event in time and place of when it happened in order to understand what circumstances may have influenced the document is...
Sourcing
Contextualization
Corroboration
Close Reading
To look for things that may be similar or things that may be different.
Periodization
Context
Comparison
To find more than one cause and/or effect of a historical event
Causation
Evidence
Continuity and Change
To explain the order in which historical events happened
Comparison
Periodization
Context
To find and explain patterns of what changed and what stayed the same within a time period
Context
Continuity and Change
Causation
To learn by asking questions through research using primary and secondary sources.
Comparison
Periodization
Evidence
____________ is the information that can prove your point or support your conclusion.
Chronology
Evidence
Point of view
Primary sources
