Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
22 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Primary source
|
a first hand account
imp.- the primary source is the most reliable of sources, as you are hearing it from someone who was there at the incident |
|
|
Generalization
|
a broad sweeping statement of what the majority thinks
|
|
|
Fact
|
something that can be proven
imp- a fact makes evidence even more reliable because it is proven with evidence |
|
|
opinion
|
someones idea which cannot be proven
imp- an opinion is not reliable because of bias |
|
|
secondary source
|
a second hand account of an event
imp- not as reliable as first hand account, but it is better than an opinion |
|
|
historical truth
|
something that most historians agree upon
|
|
|
objective
|
a source that can be taken for a fact, opposite of subjective
Example- artifact |
|
|
subjective
|
a source that has an opinion anything but objective
|
|
|
social sciences
|
the study of humans as social beings living in social communities in a systematic, disciplined manner using the historical method
including- anthropology, economics, geography, government, psychology, and sociology |
|
|
artifact
|
an object from the past
|
|
|
history
|
a narrative of events selectively recorded based upon the recorder's bias, interpretation, and anlysis, it is not an exact science, it is constantly evolving
|
|
|
Primary source
|
a first hand account
imp.- the primary source is the most reliable of sources, as you are hearing it from someone who was there at the incident |
|
|
Generalization
|
a broad sweeping statement of what the majority thinks
|
|
|
Fact
|
something that can be proven
imp- a fact makes evidence even more reliable because it is proven with evidence |
|
|
opinion
|
someones idea which cannot be proven
imp- an opinion is not reliable because of bias |
|
|
secondary source
|
a second hand account of an event
imp- not as reliable as first hand account, but it is better than an opinion |
|
|
historical truth
|
something that most historians agree upon
|
|
|
objective
|
objects/ or artifacts sources
|
|
|
subjective
|
a source that has an opinion anything but objective
|
|
|
social sciences
|
the study of humans as social beings living in social communities in a systematic, disciplined manner using the historical method
including- anthropology, economics, geography, government, psychology, and sociology |
|
|
artifact
|
an object from the past
|
|
|
history
|
a narrative of events selectively recorded based upon the recorder's bias, interpretation, and anlysis, it is not an exact science, it is constantly evolving
|
