"Why Study History" Review

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What is a primary source?

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A document or other record of past events created by people who were present at the time.

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Which of the following is an example of a secondary source? A letter written by Abraham Lincoln to his wife. A history textbook written by an expert historian. A newspaper article from the 1776 about the Declaration of Independence. A magazine from the 1940s with a photo of Jackie Robinson.

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A history textbook written by an expert historian.

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Which vocabulary term best matches the picture? Options: point of view, evidence, chronology, era

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chronology

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Which vocabulary term best matches the picture? Options: bias, artifact, evidence, point of view

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point of view

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Which vocabulary term best matches the picture? Options: chronology, bias, point of view, secondary source

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bias

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Which vocabulary term best matches the picture? Options: chronology, evidence, era, primary source

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era

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Which vocabulary term best matches the picture? Options: secondary source, primary source, bias, chronology

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primary source

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Which of the following people are qualified to write a secondary source about the Civil War? A seven year old student who just watched an animated YouTube video about the Civil War, An expert on the Civil War who has studied it for years, Me after reading a single Wikipedia article about the Civil War, My cousin after reading a historical fiction book about the Civil War

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An expert on the Civil War who has studied it for years

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Why are artifacts important when learning about history?

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They can tell us a lot about how people in the past lived.

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Which vocabulary term best matches the picture? Options: bias, artifact, evidence, era

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artifact