Which statement best explains the importance of examining multiple perspectives about an event?

It provides different and sometimes opposing viewpoints about an event.

Which statement best explains why historians use a variety of sources when exploring past events?

They need to learn about and confirm the truth of details about the past.

What can these data help historians understand about the Viking settlements in Greenland?

that colder temperatures starting in about 1300 may have forced them go

Humanities Class is about becoming better at

Reading, Writing, Thinking, Speaking, and Listening

Why is the statement,Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE and destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii, free of bias?

It is a fair statement of fact.

What Mr. Miller cares most about is

If his students are trying their very best

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Which statement best explains the importance of examining multiple perspectives about an event?
the use of both primary and secondary sources to learn about the event
It determines which accounts are biased about the event.
It reinforces a specific opinion about the event.
It provides different and sometimes opposing viewpoints about an event.
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Which statement best explains why historians use a variety of sources when exploring past events?
They need to learn about and confirm the truth of details about the past.
They must use sources that were created during the time they are studying.
They want to discover how historical figures reacted to events.
They must study and approve of the viewpoints of historical figures.
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What can these data help historians understand about the Viking settlements in Greenland?
that the Vikings enjoyed consistently warm temperatures while in Greenland
the Vikings probably arrived in Greenland by about 1000, when it was warmer
that colder temperatures starting in about 1300 may have forced them go
that the Vikings were careful to settle in areas that would support them
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Which item is an example of a primary source?
a textbook
an encyclopedia
an artifact
a biography
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Humanities Class is about becoming better at
Reading, Writing, Thinking, Speaking, and Listening
History, books, figuring out edgenuity
Math, writing, reading, the weather, telling time
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Which item is an example of a secondary source?
a letter
a journal entry
a contract
a documentary
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Why is the statement,Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE and destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii, free of bias?
It expresses one specific view.
It is a fair statement of fact.
It exaggerates details of the event.
It is based on opinion.
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What Mr. Miller cares most about is
Getting paid
What grades his students get
If his students are trying their very best
How smart his students are

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