Evidence in history is...

Something you see, experience or read that acts as a record of the past

To influence in a particular way, often in an un fair way

Frame of reference is...

Ideas,concepts, and customs that shape how a person thinks about the world

A systematic written account of past events

What does the term interpretation mean?

The explanation of the meaning of a piece of information

The last time the Chicago Bears won a Super Bowl, The time period before written records

Having the quality of being trusted

An example of a Primary Source

The actual copy of the Declaration of Independence

How is history connected to all the foregoing and succeeding events?

A web of cause and effect, probability and accident

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Mao Zedong's economic policy "Great Leap Forward" caused a famine in China and killed millions of people.
Value Judgment
Factual Judgment
2
Evidence in history is...
The result of an action taken by state against another state
Look up the franchise history of the Green Bay Packers
The feeling of being present in research
Something you see, experience or read that acts as a record of the past
3
A hypothesis MUST be PROVED by a historians research
True
False
4
Mao Zedong's economic policy "Great Leap Forward" was worth the the loss of life because the economy is booming
Value Judgment
Factual Judgment
5
Bias is...
none of the above
To influence in a particular way, often in an un fair way
A over simplification of past events
A systematic account of what is wrong with society
6
A value judgment is based on
emotions and opinions
Geography
none of the above
Facts
7
Pick the oldest date
500 BC
200 BCE
2021 AD
1974 CE
8
Why is it important to study history?
To understand past present and future occurences
To interpret and understand cause an effect
All the above
To understand past and present and future occurances
9
The American intervention in Afganistan after the 9/11 attacks is an example of..
Effect
Cause
archiving
Cause and effect
10
Frame of reference is...
A time period that we use to frame something
Systematic written account
Ideas,concepts, and customs that shape how a person thinks about the world
none of the above
11
Frame of reference/perspective/bias cannot be influenced by a persons religious up bringing.
True
False
12
History is...
Place that we can look back at old documents
A systematic written account of past events
A time period before cell phones an social media
List of facts, names, places, and events
13
An example of a secondary Source
An biography
All the above
A text book
A article about Martain Luther King written in 2010
14
Perspective is...
Something written after the event
The way a human develops
A biased point of view
None of the above
15
What does the term interpretation mean?
The explanation of the meaning of a piece of information
Used to get in the way of a historians discoveries
memeorization of facts
An opinion based on the authors perspective
16
Biography of Jimmy Carter
Primary
Secondary
17
You place items on a time line according to
Order of the Phenix
Chronological
No order
Alphabetical order
18
Prehistoric is...
The last time the Chicago Bears won a Super Bowl
The time period before written records
A systematic written account of the past
The reason a person thinks the way they do
19
Credibility is...
A hall of fame that keeps all sports records
A unreliable secondary source
all the above
Having the quality of being trusted
20
I think they should have done something about the attack on the World trade centers
Value Judgment
Factual judgment
21
What must historians do?
Memorize dates and names
Write books
Recall everything that has happened in the past
Interpret and draw conclusions
22
If a source is reliable it is inaccurate
True
False
23
Value Judgments are based on...
maps and locations
Opinions, feelings, beliefs
Facts and dates
24
The method of inquiry is used by historians to insure their research is unbiased and accurate
False
True
25
An example of a Primary Source
A textbook description of the Mai Lai Massacre
The actual copy of the Declaration of Independence
A news paper article remembering the events of World War II
A biography of the life of Hunter S. Thompson
26
How is history connected to all the foregoing and succeeding events?
none of the above
A persons bias
A persons Frame of Reference
A web of cause and effect, probability and accident
27
Firsthand accounts of the Eastern Front of World War II
Secondary
Primary

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