Why Study History?
Understanding what another person may have experienced or felt is called this.
Empathy
Historians usually begin an investigation by doing this.
Asking a question
True or False: A source created during an event is automatically trustworthy because it is a primary source.
False
This type of question is the BIG question that guides a historical investigation.
Compelling question
Migration and changes in where people live fit this theme.
Patterns of Population
Returning a historical artifact to the country or culture it came from is called this.
Repatriation
History develops this skill by requiring us to examine evidence and decide whether information is trustworthy.
Critical thinking
This is a possible explanation a historian develops to answer a historical question.
Hypothesis
A textbook written years after an event is this type of source.
Secondary source
These smaller questions help historians answer their compelling question.
Supporting questions
Trade and the spread of ideas between cultures fit this theme.
Worlds of Exchange
Some artifacts were acquired during colonialism through methods that could be described as this rather than fair or ethical.
Questionable / unethical
Looking at an event through more than one of these can give us a fuller understanding of what happened.
Perspective / point of view
Putting historical events in the order they happened creates this.
Timeline / chronology
A diary written by someone who experienced an event is this type of source.
Primary source
Before using a source, historians should determine whether it is this.
Reliable / trustworthy
A small group controls most of a society's wealth while others have very little.
Haves and Have-Nots
James Acaster's video criticizes the questionable acquisition of artifacts by this country.
Britain / United Kingdom
History can serve as this by showing us past problems and mistakes that may warn us about the present.
An early warning system
Historians examine what caused an event and these results that followed it.
Effects
Letters, photographs, artifacts, and other information historians use to answer questions are called this.
Evidence
After completing an investigation, historians do this so others can learn what they discovered.
Communicate / share their findings
A ruler uses authority to silence people who disagree.
Uses and Abuses of Power
Women, Indigenous peoples, enslaved people, and immigrants are examples of groups whose these were often missing from traditional history books.
Voices / perspectives
Studying painful events from the past may help society avoid doing this.
Repeating past mistakes
Historians analyze evidence to explain what happened, why it happened, and its meaning through this process.
Historical interpretation
Personal opinions or preferences that influence how information is presented are called this.
Bias
If research uncovers a community problem, the final inquiry step asks researchers to consider taking this.
Appropriate action
An invention improves people's lives but also damages the natural world.
Science, Technology, and the Environment
Two people can experience the same historical event differently, which is why historians examine multiple _____.
Perspectives / points of view