Characteristics of Historians
Men and women who discover, study, write and interpret history.
What is a historian?
Evidence or data
What is a source?
The first civilization to develop a real sense of history.
What was the Hebrew civilization?
A historian forming a perspective or judgement on something they study.
What is intentional or unintentional bias?
Evidence written sometime after the historical subject of study took place
What is a secondary source?
Having a certain viewpoint of history.
What is having a sense of history?
One who interprets ancient inscriptions (writings).
What is an epigrapher?
Evidence that is from the same time as the historical subject being studied
What is a primary source?
The view that history reoccurs without a purpose.
What is cyclical history?
One who studies coins, medals, or paper money.
What is a numismatist?
The study of the origin and life of the planet earth.
What is historical geology?
The view that history moves from a beginning to an end with a purpose.
What is linear history?
Without prejudice; not biased; fair; impartial.
What is unprejudiced?
A historian gathering pieces of evidence to tell a whole story.
What is the synthesis of data?
The first five books of the bible, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers.
What is the Pentateuch or the Hebrew's first written history?