History Alive Chapter 1

Question 1

The ability to imagine oneself in another's place in order to understand the person's feelings

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empathy

Question 2

The order in which events occur, or the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur

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chronology

Question 3

Information that can be used to prove a statement or support a conclusion

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evidence

Question 4

History is a Greek word meaning

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investigation

Question 5

Which of the following is a reason to study history?

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all of the above

Question 6

A document of past events created by someone who was not present during the event

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secondary source

Question 7

An object made by human beings

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artifact

Question 8

A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the event

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primary source

Question 9

The process of finding the meaning or significance of historical events

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historical interpretation

Question 10

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

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an unexploded shell found on the battlefield

Question 11

A personal learning or a preference for a particular outlook

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bias

Question 12

A person's way of thinking about or approaching a subject, as shaped by his or her experience

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point of view

Questions 12