Cards in this guide (23)
The term cause and effect refers to
a relationship between actions or events such that one or more
are the result of the other or others.
What is the domain and range of the fuction of x equals the absolute value of x
What is the domain and range of absolute lxl - 5
Which of these would be most likely to determine whether or not the deposit would be mined
whether the cost of mining will be less than the value of the
mineral
Why can two individuals looking at the same event come up with two different inferences about the event
Because their interpretations are affected by their own life
experiences.
Which method will best help you determine whether or not a secondary source's conclusion is valid
Answer this question… Comparing the conclusion with several
other sources
How do historians define the term causation
The relationship between two events in which one leads directly
to the other occurring
Which statement is an example of causation
a rescuer knocked a lantern out of a workers hand,and the ruins
caught fire
The main difference between an argumentative essay and an explanatory essay is that an argumentative essay
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is created to convince others to accept the author's point of
view.
Causation describes a relationship between two events in which
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one event directly triggers the other.
A historian makes an interpretation when he or she
Answer this question… analyzes evidence to develop a better
understanding of the past.
To determine whether a piece of historical evidence is reliable historians generally
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check to see if the information in the source is confirmed by
other sources.
In order to make a valid historical interpretation about an event historians must
Answer this question… collect and evaluate evidence related to
the event.
Which statement best illustrates a claim of value
Answer this question… The United States was wrong to drop
nuclear weapons on Japan during World War II.
How is an explanatory essay different from an argumentative essay
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An explanatory essay provides information, but an argumentative
essay tries to prove a claim
Which action best illustrates the process of making an interpretation
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A historian reads speeches by English and French leaders during
World War II to differentiate between their content and tone.
An oversimplification differs from a sound generalization because it
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leads to conclusions that do not reflect all the sources.
What does a historian typically do immediately after forming a historical question
Begin developing a historical argument to answer the historical
question
Refuting counterclaims is important when crafting an argumentative essay because it
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shows readers that a writer has considered other possible
arguments.
Hyperinflation causes which economic effect in a country
The country's currency becomes nearly worthless.
What The cost of a pumpkin depends on its weight. shows this idea expressed in function notation
What is a major difference between generalizations and oversimplifications when making historical claims
When history is generalized it is a statement that such and such
a thing happened because of one particular event. To over simplify
something is to take away it's meaning from the historical context.
History is often reflected by the biases of the researchers. If you
look an old map of the world you will notice that Europe and North
America are larger than Africa or South America. This is a biased
representation of the world. They are actually larger.
What do historians refer when they discuss causation
Wether one event was responsible for another.
Which factor played a role in the US enjoying economic prosperity during the Roaring 20s
The United States had not incurred high levels of foreign debt
during World War I.