Vocabulary
Continents and Oceans
Historical Thinking Skill
Four Corners Skills
Primary and Secondary Sources
100

Continent 

Large area of land housing many countries 

100

How many Continents there?

7 Continents 

100

What is Comparison?

 The ability to describe similarities and/or differences between different events in history

100

What is POV?

Who is telling the story. (The way the author thinks) 

100

What is a Primary Source?

 A document written at the time of a historical event

200

Ocean

Body of water separating continents 

200

How many Oceans are there?

5 Oceans 

200

What is Causation?

The ability to describe causes or effects of a specific historical event. 

200

What/Who is the Audience?

Group of people that the author is writing to.

200

What is a Secondary Source?

A document written during a time period after the historical event it describes

300

Central Idea

The main point/lesson of the text. 

300

Which Continent is the Largest?

Asia 

300

Causation or Comparison: 

Find the similarities between the World War II and the Korean War. 

Comparison 

300

What is Historical Context?

The time period of a historical event.

300

Primary or. Secondary:

The Constitution 

Primary 

400

Historians 

People who study history.

400

Which Ocean is the largest?

Pacific Ocean 

400

Causation or Comparison: 

What impact did the the bombing of Pearl Habor have on Honolulu?

Causation 

400

What is the Purpose?

The reason and message the author is trying to tell. 

400

Primary or Secondary: 

Harriet Tubman's slave journal 

Primary 

500

Chronology 

The time order in which events in history took place

500

Which continent is to the Left of Asia?

Europe 

500

Causation or Comparison: 

What are the shared benefits of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence?

Comparison 

500

Why is the Significance Statement important?

To identify the most important parts of the text so that you can accurately answer the question. 

500

Primary or Secondary:

Encyclopedia of World Affairs 

Secondary