The study of history and historical thinking skills Flashcards
(15 cards)
act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended
distortion
separating something into fine parts which makes it difficult to get the whole story
fragmentation
the way we each interpret something may be different from those around us
perception
a partiality that prevents objective(not influenced by personal feelings or opinions) consideration of an issue/situation
bias
Materials that have not been evaluted by anyone else
primary source
Materials that have gone through other people
secondary source
letters
primary source
pictures
primary source
raw data
primary source
essays or reviews
secondary source
textbook
secondary source
understanding an event from the perspective of historical people or group at the time
historical perspective
historians try to discover all the causes of events and determine which were important in making the event happen
cause and consequence
to understand the past historians look to see what has changed and what has stayed the same
continuity and change
things in history that some parts were left out, and some things weren’t because it was significant
historical significance
