What is history

Question 1

Why do we study history?

Answer 1

To better understand what happened in the past to know why we have everything, and act as we do.

Question 2

Bias

Answer 2

Ideas in favor of a certain idea, person, thing, or group more then another so it’s unfair

Question 3

How is history written?

Answer 3

History is written in a non biased way to make conclusions on what happened in the past. Can be primary or secondary sources

Question 4

How do we evaluate primary and secondary sources for relevance and reliability?

Answer 4

We evaluate primary and secondary sources by checking if it is from a recent time period, if it is believable, and if it is historically acurate

Question 5

Secondary source

Answer 5

A document that is from a later time period or from a person who wasn’t actually there. Can be books or articles and more

Question 6

Primary source

Answer 6

A document from the time period writer by a person who experienced the event. Can be diaries, newspapers, letters, and more

Question 7

Artifact

Answer 7

An object made by a person that is usually culuraly interesting