Studying History
What is history?
This is the study of the past.
This period of time contains 10 years.
What is a decade?
An object made or used by people in the past is called this.
What is an artifact?
When researching, you should choose sources that can be trusted.
What are reliable sources?
A statement that can be proven true or false is called this.
What is a fact?
Why do historians study the past
Historians study the past to understand how people, cultures, and societies have done this over time.
This period of time contains 100 years.
What is a century?
A diary written by a person during an important historical event is an example of this type of source.
What is a primary source?
You should check who created information before deciding whether a source is this.
What is reliable?
A personal belief or judgment is called this.
What is an opinion?
Why does studying the past help people
Studying history can help people learn from the successes and mistakes of people in the past
This period of time contains 1,000 years.
What is a millennium?
A modern history textbook is an example of this type of source.
What is a secondary source?
Historians should compare information from several sources rather than relying on only this.
What is one source?
"History is the most interesting subject in school." Fact or opinion?
What is an opinion?
A historian might study what to learn of the past
A historian might study old buildings, documents, and tools
Artifacts
Historians use this term for a long period of time that has something important in common.
What is an era?
A letter written by a soldier during a war would be considered this because it provides firsthand evidence.
What is a primary source?
You should never share personal information with this type of person online.
Who is a stranger?
A preference or point of view that can influence how information is presented is called this.
What is bias?
Explain one reason why understanding the past can help us understand the present.
It helps us understand how past events influenced or shaped today's world.
If you were naming the current era, you could base the name on important events, technology, government, or this.
What is culture?
Historians should ask who created a source, when it was created, why it was created, and whether it contains this.
What is evidence?
If a website makes a claim, you should look for this to determine whether the claim is trustworthy.
What is evidence?
A source only presents information that supports one side of an argument. What should you suspect?
What is bias?