Unit 1 Vocabulary - Foundations of History

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artifact

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an object made or used by people in the past

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argument

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the position that researchers take about a particular topic, based on the evidence that they have gathered

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chronology

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

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bias

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a personal leaning or a preference for a particular outlook

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point of view

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a person’s way of thinking about or approaching a subject, as shaped by their character, experience, culture, and history

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secondary source

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a document or other record of past events created by someone who was not present during the events or the time period in which they occurred

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primary source

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a document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred

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inquiry

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in history, the process of exploring the answers to questions about a certain time and place

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public policy

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the laws and regulations that determine how problems can be solved in response to social issues

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historical interpretation

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the process of finding the meaning or significance of historical events