What is the main goal of a historian?(1 point)

Responses

To create evidence without evidence
To create evidence without evidence

To guess what may have happened in the past
To guess what may have happened in the past

To understand the past by by examining evidence

5 answers

The main goal of a historian is to understand the past by examining evidence.

Which of the following is NOT example of a primary source?(1 point)
Responses

Paintings
Paintings

Interviews
Interviews

Videos
Videos

Textbooks
Textbooks
Question 3
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?(1 point)
Responses

Autobiographies
Autobiographies

Interviews
Interviews

Textbooks
Textbooks

Paintings
Paintings
Question 4
It is important to read more than one historical record in order to piece together your own views on history.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 5
Geography is the study of the earth's land, water, people, plants, and animals.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 6
The Five Themes of Geography include:(1 point)
Responses

Movement

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 2: Which of the following is NOT an example of a primary source?

  • Textbooks (Textbooks are secondary sources as they interpret and analyze primary sources.)

Question 3: Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

  • Textbooks (Textbooks analyze and summarize information from primary sources.)

Question 4: It is important to read more than one historical record in order to piece together your own views on history.

  • True (Reading multiple sources helps to create a well-rounded understanding of historical events.)

Question 5: Geography is the study of the earth's land, water, people, plants, and animals.

  • True (This statement accurately describes the scope of geography.)

Question 6: The Five Themes of Geography include:

  • Movement (This is one of the five themes, along with Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, and Region. If you need more information on the others, feel free to ask!)
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?(1 point)
Responses

Autobiographies
Autobiographies

Interviews
Interviews

Textbooks
Textbooks

Paintings
Paintings

The correct answer is Textbooks. Textbooks are considered secondary sources because they synthesize and analyze information from primary sources to provide an overview or interpretation of a topic. Autobiographies can be considered primary sources since they are firsthand accounts of an individual's life.