MWH Unit 1 - Historical Thinking terms

analyze

examine methodically and in detail the content of something, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.

circa

When noting dates the letter "c." before a date represents approximately when the exact date is unavailable (c. 1900 - means somewhere near that date)

Compare

Give an account of the similarities between situations, people, places, events, things, and ideas

Contrast

Find the differences between situations, people, places, events, things, and ideas

Evaluate

to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Archive

The collected records of an organization, institution, or public person

Periodization

Organizing historical events into specific time periods

context

The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text.

Primary Source

An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

Secondary Source

Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event

Artifact

an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

Continuity and Change

Key historical concept that examines how over time some things stay the same but others change.

narrative

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.

evidence

the available information used to support a narrative

cause

an event or process that leads to a result or change

consequence

the result of an action or situation