What is History?
How Does a Historian Work
Researching History
Terms
Miscellaneous
100
Explores both the way things are and the way things stay the same
History
100
Decision reached after examining evidence
Conclusion
100
True or False, Historians always agree about their interpretations
False
100
This term means 10 years
Decade
100
Who am I?
Lucy, One of the First Human Skeletons Found
200
This term means 1,000 Years
Millennium
200
An unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events
Bias
200
To present someone's work as your own without giving that person credit
Plagiarize
200
An object made by people that are discovered by historians
artifact
200
Paleontologists who study prehistoric times, learn from these which are plant or animal remains that have been preserved
Fossils
300
Is a system for arranging days in order
Calendar
300
A personal attitude about people or life
Point of View
300
Give three examples of a URL
.gov, .edu, .org, .com, .sch, .net
300
A class of individuals with similar physical characteristics
Species
300
Something that shows proof or an indication that something is true
Evidence
400
These are large divisions of time
Eras
400
This term means concerned with academic learning or research
Scholarly
400
What does URL stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
400
Firsthand pieces of evidence who saw or experienced an event
Primary Source
400
Document or written work created after an event
Secondary Source
500
This is the study of objects to learn about past human life
Archaeology
500
Choosing the most likely explanation for the facts at hand
Inferences
500
This term means something that gives confidence that a person is qualified for a task
Credentials
500
Give an example of 3 primary Sources
Photograph, Letter, Diary, Speech, Artifact, Audio Recording
500
Give 3 examples of Secondary Sources
Dictionary, Atlas, Magazine Article After the Event, Movie Review, Biography, History Textbook