Unit 1: Thinking Like a Historian - Key Terms

What is the term for a person who studies and writes about the past using evidence?

• Historian

• Geographer

• Biologist

• Economist

What is the term for carefully looking at information or evidence to understand it better?

• Analyze

• Ignore

• Guess

• Forget

What is the term for checking who created a source, when, where, and why it was made?

• Sourcing

• Summarizing

• Paraphrasing

• Annotating

What is the term for a point of view; the way someone sees or interprets an event?

• Perspective

• Prediction

• Evidence

• Summary

What is the term for the background information that helps explain why something happened?

• Context

• Summary

• Prediction

• Opinion

What is the term for comparing different sources to see if they agree on the same event?

• Corroboration

• Contradiction

• Summarization

• Exaggeration

What is the term for a statement or idea that someone says is true, often supported with evidence?

• Claim

• Prediction

• Question

• Opinion

What is the term for a preference or opinion that can make someone’s view less fair or balanced?

• Bias

• Fact

• Evidence

• Objectivity

What is the term related to government, laws, and how people share power?

• Political

• Biological

• Chemical

• Physical

What is the term related to money, trade, jobs, and resources?

• Economic

• Biological

• Historical

• Chemical