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Historical Thinking

Historical Thinking Skills

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What do you call an object made and left behind by humans? Artifact
Prejudice in favor or against something that could change someone's opinion Bias
The process or study of categorizing the past into historical periods Periodization
A period of time with common characteristics is called an .... Era
What is evidence? information used to support a statement or conclusion
Would a letter from a Union soldier talking about the bombing of Ft. Sumter be biased or unbiased? biased
What kind of source would an interview with a WW II veteran about his experience fighting on the beaches of Normandy be? Primary Source
What can influence a person's perspective? Age, religion, political beliefs
When we begin to study history, we always start with .... a question
Secondary Source a record of events written after the time period, usually by an expert. (Second-hand information)
Perspective (point-of-view) A person's way of viewing something.
I draw a map of Charleston in the 1860's for my students based on what I have learned about the city's history. Would this be a primary or secondary source? Secondary
Textbooks, encyclopedias, web pages and biographies are examples of which type of source. Secondary source
Pieces of broken pottery and stone and bone tools are examples of artifacts that are which type of source? Primary Source
Primary Source a record of historical events created by someone who was there at the time
What is the study of why historians wrote history from a certain perspective called? historiography
A t-chart or a Venn diagram listing the traits of the Articles of Confederation and U.S. Constitution and how they are alike and different is using which historical thinking skill? Comparison
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