Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

History is?

What history is

TermDefinition
Chronology time, date, order of events
Relative Chronology two events happening in the same time period
Absolute Chronology without a doubt
Culture history, customs, traditions, beliefs in certain parts of religion
Cultural Survival dependent upon educating the next generation and may be written or spoken
Cultural examination takes on human personification
Continuity what remains the same
Connections past to present = effect on the future; expands knowledge and influences rememberances
Macro View big picture that includes geography, borders, resources; is not the entire story
Micro View woven parts that form the big picture i.e. geographical and government involvement
Foundation of History who, what, when = basic facts only
Forged America heroic deeds, visionary words, labor
Analysis knowledge that supports specific themes
Literature humanities that includes fiction, nonfiction, prose poetry
Document written evidence that proves facts = letters, maps, pictures, government publications
Primary Source first hand account = letters, narratives, diaries, government and court records, journals
Secondary Source information collected by a person who did not witness the actual event = biographies, history texts
Government Resources national archives, U. S Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of U. S Census, Congressional Record, National Park Service
Drives Government culture, politics, economics, technology, religion
Elements needed to analyze history event, people, time, change, connection, continuity
Elements neede to analyze history who, what, where, when, why, result, effect on the future
Created by: wilsonm2
Popular Social Studies sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards