Cards in this guide (18)
When were the terrorist attacks in New York City
They attacked the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on 11
September 2001.
What two main types of sources does a historian use
What do abbreviations BC and AD mean
BC means Before Christ
AD means Ano Domini (after Christ)
Which of these early historians was more concerned with clearly presenting facts than telling an interesting story
Which of these writers combined history with stories about gods
What is a key difference between the earliest works of history such as Homer's The Odyssey and modern works of history
The earliest works of history also incorporated mythology
Why have some historians rejected the labels BC and AD as labels for periods in world history
the labels are based on christian traditions and do not
represent all world cultures.
Which method separates modern historians from ancient Greek historians
basing history on witnesses views of events
What is an approach a cultural historian would take to the Cuban missile crisis
Answer this quesWhich of the following is an approach a cultural
historian would take to the Cuban Missile Crisis?tion…
What is a key diffence between the earliest works of history such as homers the odyssey and modern works of history
The earliest works of history also incorporated mythology
Why is important to read critically the works of early historians such as herodotus or thucydides
Early historians often used information from unverifable
sources.
A historian using the historical thinking skill of examining historiography might
Compare histories we by people who fought on different sides of a war. (APEX)
Reading history critically means
Verifying facts and thinking about the writer's motivations.
If a historian wanted to study data-based trends of a culture's relationship to Earth's physical features which kind of expert should she consult
What historian using the historical thinking skill of chronological thinking might
Using a timeline... battlefield. Apex
If a historian wanted to determine whether iron tools can be found in the ruins of an ancient African city which of expert should he consult
Why a historian looks through hundreds of photographs from the terrorist attacks on New York City World Trade Center on September 11 2001 to try to learn more about the people it affected which of these skills is the historian using
Which historian using the thinking skill of primary source analysis might:
Interview civilians who are currently living in a war zone. (APEX)
