Historical Thinking & Skills Flashcards

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credibility

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The quality of being believable or trustworthy.

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bias

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A preference, opinion, or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another.

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stereotype

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A generalized belief about a group of people.

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primary source

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Records of events as they are first described, usually by witnesses or by people who were involved in the event.

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secondary source

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An analysis or restatement of primary sources written after the events have taken place by people who were not present at the events.

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thesis

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Provides an interpretation of the past by telling the reader the manner in which historical evidence is significant in some larger context.

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evidence

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Used by historians to support a thesis; generated from artifacts, documents, eyewitness accounts, historical sites, photographs, and other sources.

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support

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Give reasons and evidence.

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refute

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Successfully argue against or prove to be false.

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causation

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A relationship between two events in which one brings about the other.