Across
- 2. Information from sources that historians use to support a claim or explain what happened in the past.
- 4. source A source created after the event by someone who did not experience it firsthand, often analyzing or explaining the past (such as textbooks, documentaries, or biographies).
- 6. The act of examining similarities and differences between two or more historical events, societies, or ideas.
- 7. first person and second person accounts about the past
- 9. A preference or point of view that influences how information is presented.
- 10. An event or action that triggers or speeds up change
- 12. the grouping of past events into named blocks of time to make study and comparison easier.
- 14. The position or viewpoint from which a source is created, shaped by background and experience.
- 16. the idea that history is a “big picture” and events are happening around the globe at the same time. Sometimes related, sometimes unrelated.
- 17. source A firsthand account or original material created during the time period being studied (such as letters, laws, speeches, photographs, or diaries).
Down
- 1. decay The loss of accuracy or detail in information over time, making later accounts less reliable than contemporary or eyewitness sources.
- 3. the scattering and long-term dispersion of Jewish communities outside their ancestral homeland
- 5. The aspects of history that stay the same over time
- 8. a very careful, structured, and self-regulating way of thinking about the past.
- 11. The study of why events happened
- 13. judging the past by today’s standards
- 15. The time period, location, beliefs, and circumstances surrounding a historical event that help explain why people acted the way they did.