Historical Analysis
What is a primary source?
A written account or artifact that provides the first viewed experience of an event.
What are the cardinal directions? There are 4 prominent directions.
North, South, East, West
Gold and Salt
This is the third largest religion in the world today. It has 3 main gods: Brahma; Vishnu; and Shiva. It has believes in reincarnation, karma, and yoga and fasting.
Hinduism
What is a secondary source?
It is a document, written account, or analysis of an event that came from primary sources.
What is relative location?
It is a location that is determined by using other points of location to achieve the final destination.
For example, to go to the North Floor in the Academy from Cam's History room on the south floor, a person would need to leave the history classroom by heading north through the north/south floor door.
The religion was founded by the last prophet named Muhammad, what was the name of the religion?
Islam
This religion believed in the concepts of the Eight Fold Path, Four Noble Truths, and to gain insight on the world through enlightenment. What is the name of this religion?
Buddhism
What is a historical artifact? Give an example of one.
A historical artifact is an object, photograph, or item from a time frame or person that was important in history.
What is an absolute location?
The precise point on the Earth using longitude and latitude coordinates.
This is the oldest known monotheistic religion in human history. What is the name of this religion?
Judaism
What was the time of peace that the Mongolian Empire created that encouraged lots of trade?
Why is cause and effect important to history?
It allows the historian or viewer to see the situation that helped to create the factors for the historical events to happen, which typically changes the economic, social, or political situation of a group of people.
What is a hemisphere? How many hemispheres are there for geographical purposes?
Hemisphere means it is half of a sphere or half of the earth.
There are 4 hemispheres on the Earth.
During the Paleolithic and Neolithic timeframes, this tool helped humanity the most to develop. What tool is this referring too?
Invention/Discovery of Fire
How was the Mongolian government viewed more modern than other civilizations we saw so far?
Focused more on global trade or transcontinental trade, it tolerated different religions as long as they paid tax, and it encouraged cultural diffusion.
What are some questions you can ask about a primary source?
Who wrote it? When was it written? What information is in the document? What stands out about the document?
What is Geography?
Why was religion an important development in human history?
Religion helped to keep order and happiness for the human population. In addition, it helped to explain things that were hard to explain, at the time.
What impact did the creation of government have on human history?
It organized large groups of people to work together and to build society. It helped with diffusion of labor, stabilized quality of living, and provided security for its people.