United States Geography
Historical Thinking Skills 1
Guess the States
Historical Thinking Skills 2
REGIONS!!!
100

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100

A history book written decades after an event would most likely be this type of source.

What is a secondary source?

200

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200

Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and textbooks are examples of this type of source.

What is a tertiary source?

200

Historians use this skill when they ask, "Who created this source and why was it created?"

What is sourcing?

300
Historians use this skill when they compare multiple sources to see where they agree and disagree.

What is corroboration?

300

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400

Checking who runs a website before trusting its information is an example of this historical thinking skill.

What is lateral reading?

400

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500

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?

500

Two eyewitnesses describe the same event differently because they may have different...

What is point of view? What are perspectives?

600

This historical thinking skill requires placing a source within its historical setting and considering what was happening at the time.

What is contextualization?

600

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Historians evaluate an author's perspective, possible bias, and closeness to an event when determining this.

What is reliability?

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