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- 1. Multiple Choice
________________ means looking at where a source came from in order to try and understand it. (who, what, why, where, how).
Sourcing
Contextualizing
Corroboration
Close Reading
- 2. Multiple Choice
A document or record of past events created by people who were present at that time is called ____________.
Secondary Source
Primary Source
Corroboration
Sourcing
- 3. Multiple Choice
_________________ means locating the document in time and place. Seeking out what other events were going on in the world that might have influenced the document.
Sourcing
Contextualization
Corroboration
Close Reading
- 4. Multiple Choice
A ________________ is written after the time period by an expert or historian and can include books, magazines, and short articles.
primary Source
secondary Source
bias
artifact
- 5. Multiple Choice
_______________ asks historians to consider what other sources on the event/topic say. This is done to determine where sources agree and disagree.
Sourcing
Contextualizing
Corroboration
Close Reading
- 6. Multiple Choice
An autobiography is a
Primary Source
Secondary Source
- 7. Multiple Choice
I am writing an essay on George Washington for my U.S. History class. I used articles from Wikipedia and another encyclopedia. What am I using?
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
- 8. Multiple Choice
At school we use textbooks to learn about the history? When we use textbooks, what are we using?
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
- 9. Multiple Choice
Mary is preparing to analyze Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. BEFORE she reads the document, Mary looks at information about Martin Luther King, considers who the audience of the speech was intended to be, and what the purpose of giving the speech was.
Mary is thinking like a historian because she is demonstrating the skill of…
close reading
corroborating
sourcing
contextualizing
- 10. Multiple Choice
Sara is trying to figure out why the Black Plague spread so quickly throughout Europe. In order to get a better picture of the reasons why, Sara decides to see what happened right before the breakout of the plague, as well as looking at a map of trade routes throughout medieval Europe and Asia.
Sara is participating in which step of historical thinking?
close reading
contextualizing
sourcing
corroborating
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