How does a historian work?

How Does a Historian Work?
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HistorySecondary EducationAge 13

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How Does a Historian Work?

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Making historical inferences
check the evidence
Compare it to existing sources
Should be trustworthy
look at secondary sources
express different points of views

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The inference the historian make is...
(Choose the best answer)
A
Their personal opinion about the past
B
their explanation from their experience
C
an explanation that is based on the evidence they have
D
an explanation based on secondary sources

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Looking at history
  • Historians gather artifacts and data and then write what they learned
    • You can find such writings in a scholarly journal or magazine.

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What does 'scholarly' mean?
A
related to school
B
concerned with school projects
C
concerned with academic learning or research
D
concerned with university education

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Experts in the field will review the sources and write their own articles. They evaluate how the historian has interpreted the facts. This study of historical interpretations is called...
A
historiology
B
historical accounts
C
history
D
historiography

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Historians must keep accurate notes and be careful that inferences are reasonable

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Focusing Research

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Drawing conclusions>>>

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What is going on in this picture?

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