Historiography Exam III Review

When evaluating a painting as a primary source, a historian should ask

Which of these focuses on society as a whole, even if only a small fragment is investigated?

Which approach centers on the critical stance towards texts variously known as deconstruction or discourse theory?

What term can be defined as the writing of history?

What term refers to the fact that historians must strive to understand each age on its own terms?

Which of these is defined as the study of all aspects of the past that have to do with the formal organization of power?

A piece of original research, often written first as a thesis for a higher degree and then published is known as a

Which of these is associated with the creative or new use of sources?

Which of these is a weakness of biographies?

The incorrect assumption that historical actors behaved and thought as we do is known as

Which subdiscipline of history primarily focuses on the study of ideas and thinkers?

Which of these can best be described as the "history of sexual difference?"

Which of these theories focuses on the progression of God’s spiritual timeline toward the end of time?

Which of these are important qualities of a historian?

A biography that idealizes or glorifies its subject is known as

Which of these focuses on the distribution of scarce “earthly necessities?”

Which of these are defined as the project to reclaim the history and agency of people subordinated to imperialism?

Which of these stresses the importance of analyzing the assumptions or social values hidden in the text?

What is a weakness of oral history?

Which of these can best be explained by the Great Man theory of history

Which of these is a framework of interpretation that gives impetus to enquiry and influences its outcome?

An essay assignment involved writing about serfs in Europe and slaves in the US Which style would be most appropriate?

A book written in 1935 about the American Civil War is most likely a   

Which of these occurs when history is written out of a commitment to a marginalized social group?

Which of these occurs when a question is formed and a researcher precedes as directly as possible to conclusions?

Which of these interprets past change as one direction only--change for the worst?

The concept that all events, including human actions, are determined by preceding causes or natural laws is

Which of the following is a safeguard to combat shortcomings in historians?

Which of these is considered the most difficult form of history writing?

An account of the Revolutionary War by a soldier involved in the conflict is most likely a