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HistoricalThinking
Question | Answer |
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historical context | historical circumstances surrounding an event, idea, or development |
geographical context | where / why the historical development is taking place in a specific place |
sourcing | the who, what, when, where, and why of the document's writing |
bias | the author's position on the event, idea, or development that influences the creation of the document |
point of view | the author's perspective on the event, idea, or development reflected in the document |
audience | the people the author intended to view the document (the who) |
purpose | the reason the author created the document (the why) |
reliability | the document's trustworthiness by considering the author's bias, point of view, audience, and purpose |
relationship | the historical connections between documents |
causation | the cause / effect relationship between events, ideas, or developments reflected in the documents |
turning point | the extent to which an event, idea, or development brings about change reflected in the documents |
comparison | similarities or differences between events, ideas, or developments reflected in documents |