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Unit 1 Vocab
Historical Thinking vocab
Term | Definition |
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History | An account of the past constructed from evidence. This account of the past differs based on one's perspective. |
Historian | A person who writes history. |
Archeologist | A person who studies the past using artifacts. |
Artifact | An object made or used by people in the past. |
Source | A person, place, or thing, from which information comes. In history, sources are usually documents written by people from the past, but could also be objects form the past. |
Document | Something that is written, printed, or electronic that provides information or evidence? |
Evidence | Something that gives proof of or a reason to believe something. |
Perspective | A person's role in an event. |
Bias | The influence that one's perspective has on their opinion. |
Compare | To examine two or more things and identify their similarities and differences. |
Categorize | To place things in groups based on similarities. |
Context | The setting for an event and the circumstances that led to it. |
Reliable | Something that provides a thorough, well-reasoned argument, discussion etc. based on strong evidence. |