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What are the two sources that historians use?
primary sources and secondary sources.
What source do historians use to answer questions?
They use primary and secondary sources
What do the two different kinds of sources used most by historians to answer questions about the past include?
primary and secondary sources.
What historians think about Augustus Caesar?
There are three categories for historians and their source material: Primary: ancient historians existed at the time of the event Secondary: ancient historians existed after the event and analysed/used primary sources modern: Modern historaians who use either of the above majority of the primary sources do not criticize Augustus and idolize him, in contrast some secondary sources like Tacitus hate Augustus Overall however it is agreed(by many modern historians) that Augustus was emperor because of his freinds Marcus vipsanius Agrippa and Gaius Maecanus. The primary sources(historians) were either sychophantic or terrified of persecution by Augustus, the Secondary sources are also biased because they were hired by patrons with vested interests in Augustus's depiction. In short thereare a range of views all with their own bias.
How do historians try to address the bias of all sources?
Cross-checking sources against other evidence. However, there's no 'patent recipe' for dealing with problems of bias in sources.
Why should historians be careful using memoirs as sources?
Because people who write memoirs, tend to adjust the facts to show themselves in a better light.
Why do historians use historical thinking skills?
To develop a deeper understanding of the past by using sources
What tools do historians use?
Primary sources, secondary sources, and oral history.
What are the two sources that historians use?
primary sources and secondary sources.
Why should historians make sound generalizations rather than oversimplifications when analyzing sources?
Sound generalizations can accommodate a variety of complex sources.
What tools do historians?
historians use primary soucres and secondary sources
Why are sources important to historians?
They summarize conclusions about primary sources.
Do you think primary sources or secondary sources are more valuable to modern historians and why?
Primary sources are more valuable to modern historians because they are more reliable.
What do historians do when using the historical thinking skill of analyzing historical sources?
Answer this question… Analyze the work of other historians to draw conclusions
What is a secondary siurce for hiatorian?
Frequently, they also take advantage of the work of other historians by using other secondary sources.
What does corroborating sources allow a historian to do?
determine wheter an assertion made by one source is likely to be true
What do historians do when using the historical thinking skills of evaluating interpretations?
Answer this question… Analyze the work of other historians to draw conclusions
