credibility
the quality of being believable or trustworthy
bias
a preference, opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another
stereotype
a generalized belief about a group of people
primary source
records of events as they are first described, usually by witnesses or by people who were involved in the event
secondary source
an analysis or a restatement of primary sources written after the events have taken place by people who were not present at the events
thesis
provides an interpretation of the past by telling the reader the manner in which historical evidence is significant in some larger context
evidence
used by historians to support a thesis; generated from artifacts, documents, eyewitness accounts, historical sites, photographs and other sources
support
give reasons and evidence
refute
successfully argue against or prove to be false
causation
a relationship between two events in which one brings about the other
effect
a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.