What is one difference between primary and secondary sources?

. Primary are usually eyewitness accounts; secondary are no

What is important for historians to keep in mind when they are collecting evidence?

to consider the POV and biases of the people who created their sources

A SECONDARY source is...

Something written about a primary source., Someone wrote about what they learned from a primary source.

What is historical interpretation?

the process of assigning meaning to historical events

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King gave his “I have a dream" speech. What historical connection did Dr. King make?

the connection between President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to end slavery

When studying a historical event, what is the first step in a historian’s process?

coming up with question or problem they want to solve

Which of the following is an example of an artifact that a historian might use to reconstruct a Civil War battle?

an unexploded shell found on the battlefield

Which of the following is the more challenging part of a historian’s task?

produce a story that helps readers draw meaning from history

Which statement correctly summarizes what happens after historians publishes their accounts of a past event?

Historians work knowing that it will be reviewed, & criticized

After historians collects evidence, their next step is to

examine each source of evidence for POV or perspective

How does the study of history help people develop empathy?

Makes us aware of problems, sorrows, joys, and hardships face by people

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8th grade Lesson 1 What is History

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1
What is one difference between primary and secondary sources?
. Primary are usually eyewitness accounts; secondary are no
Primary include historical interpretation; secondary do not
. Secondary are usually written documents; primary are no
Secondary usually reflect signs of bias; primary do not
2
What is important for historians to keep in mind when they are collecting evidence?
to consider the POV and biases of the people who created their sources
to value secondary sources over primary sources
that the end goal is to create a chronicle
to accept all primary sources as truth
3
A SECONDARY source is...
Something written about a primary source.
Someone wrote about what they learned from a primary source.
4
What is historical interpretation?
the process of visiting a historical site
the act of loctng the creator of a historical source
the process of assigning meaning to historical events
the process of categorizing historical sources by name
5
In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King gave his “I have a dream" speech. What historical connection did Dr. King make?
the connection between César Chávez’s movement to unionize farm workers
the connection between President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to end slavery
the connection between Mahatma Gandhi’s Indian independence movement
the connection between the oppression of Jews
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When studying a historical event, what is the first step in a historian’s process?
collecting evidence that they are studying
coming up with question or problem they want to solve
a reconstruction and interpretation of the past
a hypothesis that can either be proved or disproved
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Which of the following is an example of an artifact that a historian might use to reconstruct a Civil War battle?
an interview with the grandson of one of the soldiers
an unexploded shell found on the battlefield
a modern song written about the battle
a modern map of the battlefield site
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Which of the following is the more challenging part of a historian’s task?
to establish a chronology, or a sequence of events in time
differentiate between primary sources and secondary sources
produce a story that helps readers draw meaning from history
collect all the evidence about specific historical event
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Why is history worth studying?
All of the answers
By studying the past, we can learn to avoid errors made
Helps develop essential critical thinking skills
Helps develop empathy
10
Which statement correctly summarizes what happens after historians publishes their accounts of a past event?
Their work is tested and proved by other historians, much like a science.
Historians work knowing that it will be reviewed, & criticized
The disagreement of others suffocates the academic study of history.
all of the above
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After historians collects evidence, their next step is to
ask a question to answer based on evidence they collected.
construct a chronicle of what happened year by year.
examine each source of evidence for POV or perspective
accept all of their primary sources of evidence as fact.
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How does the study of history help people develop empathy?
The more of history we solve, the more alive the past feels
Makes us aware of problems, sorrows, joys, and hardships face by people
Because those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it
All of the answers
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Why do historians establish a chronology, or sequence of events in time?
The sequence makes it easier to form other connections
all of the above
look for trends that have developed over many years
to see causes and effects events by looking at when happened

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