Question

phy sem 1
1.2.3 quiz: understanding historiography
question 8 of 10
what do historians do when using the historical thinking skill of analyzing
historical sources?
a. determine which events could have influenced others later in
history
b. study and interpret documents, art, and other artifacts
c. examine historical context to better understand why an event
happened
d. analyze the work of other historians to draw conclusions

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Determining event influences is about causation, not analyzing sources.
• Option B: Analyzing historical sources involves studying and interpreting documents, art, and artifacts (primary/secondary sources) to gain historical insights.
• Option C: Examining context for event reasons is about contextual analysis, not source analysis.
• Option D: Analyzing other historians’ work is historiography of historians’ work, not source analysis.

Answer:

B. Study and interpret documents, art, and other artifacts