What group of terms can impact the reliability (truthfulness) of a document?

Perspective, Point of View & Bias

Which pair contains a primary and secondary source.

A journal entry from a holocaust survival and a textbook.

To understand the factors that impacted a document or a historical event, one should study....

The context surrounding the document

Why is a textbook considered a secondary source?

It's written by people who were not there at the event.

an account of the past constructed from evidence.

Which of the following sources is equivalent to a journal entry?

Ancient hunting spear made by humans thousands of years ago.

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1
A love letter from Cleopatra to Marc Anthony would be considered what type of source?
An objective source
A secondary source
A bias source
A primary source
2
What group of terms can impact the reliability (truthfulness) of a document?
Comparison, Evidence & Context
Sourcing, Contextualization & Reliability
History, Point of View & Evidence.
Perspective, Point of View & Bias
3
Which pair contains a primary and secondary source.
A World War I history book and a film about John Adams.
A novel and a biography of Abraham Lincoln.
A Roman Legion Sword and a Spartan spear.
A journal entry from a holocaust survival and a textbook.
4
To understand the factors that impacted a document or a historical event, one should study....
Corroborate it to another document
The context surrounding the document
None of the above.
The source of the document
5
Why is a textbook considered a secondary source?
Textbooks were created in ancient Egypt.
It's written by people who were not there at the event.
It's been written by a person who was actually at an event
Because it was produced at the time of the event.
6
When studying the date & author of a document is to practice what historical skill?
Contextualization
Corroboration
Close Reading
Sourcing
7
What skill best describes the act of comparing pieces of evidence.
Contextualization
Close Reading
Sourcing
Corroboration
8
What is history?
a person’s role in an event
something (object) that gives proof to believe something
an account of the past constructed from evidence.
the way a person “sees” an event or situation take place
9
Which of the following is considered a primary source?
A refugee's dictionary
A historical textbook written by a holocaust survival
The autobiography of Jay-Z
A biography on Donald Trump
10
Which of the following sources is equivalent to a journal entry?
Ancient hunting spear made by humans thousands of years ago.
A current newspaper article about the American Civil War.
A drawing of prehistoric way of life.
A photograph of a Roman Sword from a Museum.
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What kind of source is being shown in the image.
An objective source
A secondary source
A primary source
A bias source

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