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What do historians do when they study the past?
All of the above.
They look for causes and effects that explain WHY events happened.
They look to see WHAT happened to a society.
They ask questions.
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What tools/sources do historians use to learn what happened in the past?
Secondary Sources
Oral History
All of the above
Primary Sources
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historical writing may be influenced by current events, personal biases personal biases
False
True
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Sources historians use to "investigate" historical events
personal letters
documentaries
newspaper accounts
all of the above
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Adjective: Which one apply to a historian
detailed-oriented
all of the above
unbiased
Organized
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When historians examine past events, they try to find _______
a book from that period.
a person from that event.
they try to find patterns.
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Adjectives: Which ones DO NOT apply to a historian?
scientific
attentive
Analytical
unsystematic
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Verbal--not written--accounts of an event.
All of the above
Oral History
Secondary Source
Primary Source
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What should historians do with the evidence they find?
They make conclusions about what happened.
They use only evidence that is important and trustworthy.
They answer questions.
All of the above
