M1 QUIZ Flashcards
Summarize what history is in a sentence or two
History is a student of a human study of artifacts, written records, and oral tradition
Does the lesson on historical thinking challenge what you previously learned about studying history? Why or why not
Yes, it has helped us by focusing on analyzing causes, consequences and variety of perspectives rather than just memorizing facts
Define the five C
Change overtime
Context
causality
complexity
contingency
Used to question
Shared foundations of our discipline
What are the examples of change overtime and continuity?
Change overtime is have the meaning of words change. Continuity with how the European celebrated same holidays rituals
Ex - meaning of words, change history of chocolate and mini Europeans
What does it mean to place something in historical context? Our time and place important for understanding
The Who, what and when our key elements that together help uncover full context of historical events revealing not just what happened but also why went and how
Why is time important for understanding cause-and-effect?
Time is important because he can play a role in the cause and effect story
What types of causes were discussed in the lesson?
Long-term, medium term and short term
Do all causes of events happen just before the event
No
Is a claim that British taxes caused the American Revolution really comprehensive explanation for why the revolution happened
No, there were many other factors that played a role in the American Revolution
How do the back to the future movies provide an example of contingency
Due to biff being corrupt and knowing who would win the games, he became wealthy, which altered hill valley to dystopia cause-and-effect
Together, contingency and complexity, give us the idea
Shows history is missing without simple answers
What do we mean when we say that history is a dynamic field?
History is not a set of names and dates to be memorized the new historical documents comment interpretations, in context can change the way that we see the past
What sources do historians use to find about the past?
Primary
What are primary sources?
Documents, artifacts, or other materials created by people discovery connected to your topic
Where are the sources found?
Located in archives or in special collective of libraries, some sources are held privately. Like family correspondence, diaries, etc. However, not all primary sources are available on online.
Why is it important to understand who wrote and when what does it help establish
To make sure what you are reading is still valid a history book written 30 years ago it would be very different from one brand day, even if focus on the same topic
5 C
Change overtime
Changing our events overtime
5C
Causality
Understanding a timeline, causes cannot come after the event they supposedly caused
5C
Context
Connected to change over retirement space the information we need to help us understand primary sources the circumstances that formed the setting for an event statement or idea
5C
Complexity
The causes of pass events in ideas, how people understand the world and their place in it, how they differ on their perspective of given event or idea, and the differing understandings of morality to make history complex
5C
Contingency
Related to a cause and effect nothing is inevitable
How did the back to the future movies provide an example of contingency?
The outcome are inevitable and often depend on multiple factors
What are the historical reading skills in the chart?
Sourcing, contextualization, corroboration , and close reading
