Historical Thinking Skills Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 16 Public

Review Unit 1

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Something created by someone who lived through the time period about the time period is a...

primary source

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Something created by someone AFTER the time/event is over is...

a secondary source

15

The study of past human events is called...

History

15

If you can trust a source, it is r...

reliable

15

Being one-sided on a topic is being...

biased

15

A visual representation of the past on a line is...

a timeline

15

Something that gives proof to a fact is e...

evidence

15

Someone who studies the past is a

Historian

15

A person who makes maps is also called a...

cartographer

15

When we ask who wrote a text, which historical thinking skill are we using?

Sourcing

15

When we compare a text to other documents to check if they agree, what are we doing?

Corroborating

15

When we think about the circumstances that a document was created during, what are we doing?

Contextualizing

15

When we study the specific language that an author uses, which historical thinking skill are we using?

Close reading

15

Using dramatic language to downplay an alternative perspective is an example of what type of bias?

Spin

15

"Democracy is the greatest form of government" <<This is an example of what kind of bias?

Presenting opinions statements as facts

15

Using dramatic and exaggerated language to attract readers is an example of what kind of bias?

Sensationalism

15