United States Geography
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A history book written decades after an event would most likely be this type of source.
What is a secondary source?
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Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and textbooks are examples of this type of source.
What is a tertiary source?
Historians use this skill when they ask, "Who created this source and why was it created?"
What is sourcing?
What is corroboration?
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Checking who runs a website before trusting its information is an example of this historical thinking skill.
What is lateral reading?
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This type of source is created during the time period being studied or by someone who directly experienced the event.
What is a primary source?
Two eyewitnesses describe the same event differently because they may have different...
What is point of view? What are perspectives?
This historical thinking skill requires placing a source within its historical setting and considering what was happening at the time.
What is contextualization?
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Historians evaluate an author's perspective, possible bias, and closeness to an event when determining this.
What is reliability?