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Questions and Answers
What is history about?
What is history about?
- Perspectives and biases
- Columbus' voyage
- Global impact
- Cause and effect (correct)
What is the approximate number of modern humans discussed in the text?
What is the approximate number of modern humans discussed in the text?
- 2 million
- 700 years
- 200 thousand
- 110 billion (correct)
What do historians do when accessing sources of history?
What do historians do when accessing sources of history?
- Identify their own perspective
- Pull from different historical sources (correct)
- Study the meanings generated from quotes
- Create a list of historical ideas
What is the purpose of understanding perspective and bias in history?
What is the purpose of understanding perspective and bias in history?
What is the main idea of the text?
What is the main idea of the text?
What do tools in history help us do?
What do tools in history help us do?
What is the role of prior knowledge in history?
What is the role of prior knowledge in history?
What is the main reason the text gives for why understanding the historical context of places is important?
What is the main reason the text gives for why understanding the historical context of places is important?
Why do historians need to adjust their thinking and be flexible?
Why do historians need to adjust their thinking and be flexible?
What is the main message of the text regarding history?
What is the main message of the text regarding history?
What does the text suggest about our everyday interaction with history?
What does the text suggest about our everyday interaction with history?
Why does the text mention the phrase '1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue'?
Why does the text mention the phrase '1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue'?
What does the text suggest about historians' approach to what they don't know about history?
What does the text suggest about historians' approach to what they don't know about history?
