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Term | Definition |
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Artifact | any thing or material object produced or shaped by human craft Ex: tools , pottery , coins |
Assumption | Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof or evidence. |
Bias | A personal judgement; a leaning thought towards or against a certain person, group, or idea |
Evidence | A selection of relevant data that answers questions or supports a conclusion. Examples: Written documents, oral accounts, and artifacts |
Fact | something that can be proven to be true |
Hypothesis | an educated guess; assumed, but not positivley known |
Inference | A conclusion you draw based on evidence |
objective | Responding to facts without letting personal bias of feelings interfere when making a judgement. Based on facts; unbiased |
Point of view | An induvisuals way of looking at or thinking about something |
Primary Source | A firsthand account; an eyewitness of an event. Reflects the induvisual view point of a participant or observer. |
Secondary source | a work that interprets or analyzes a historical event or time period. An account provided the fact by people who did not directly witness or participate in the event |
Stereotype | A generalization usually exaggerated, often offensive and untrue, that is used ti describe or distinguish a group |
subjective | a conclusion coming from an induvisual viewpoint or bias. Not objective or fair |