Chapter 1 Key Terms and Assessments (5/39) -- Western Civilization II

Chapter 1 Key Terms and Assessments Key Terms chronological approach an approach to history that follows a timeline from ancient to modern global citizen a person who sees themselves as responsible to a world community rather than only a national one great man theory the view that it is enough to study the deeds and impact of important leaders to paint an accurate picture of the past historical empathy the ability to see the past on its own terms, without judgment or the imposition of our own modern-day attitudes historiography the study of how historians have already interpreted the past iconography the use of images and symbols in art intellectual history the history of ideas, which looks at the philosophies that drive people to make certain choices primary cause the most immediate reason an event occurred primary source a document, object, or other source material from the time period under study progressive history a school of thought that views history as a straight line to a specific and more democratic destination revisionism the process of altering our interpretation of historical events by adding new elements and perspectives rhetoric the way words are used and put together in speaking or writing secondary source a document, object, or other source material written or created after the time period under study social constructs ideas such as class and gender created and accepted by the people in a society that influence the way they think and behave social history a field of history that looks at all classes and categories of people, not just elites Assessments Review Question 1. What is an example of a primary source? a. a diary entry by a person who lived in the period under discussion b. a modern biography of a person in the period under discussion c. an account of a nineteenth-century battle in a twenty-first-century textbook d. an article in an academic journal 2. Whom do the Chinese view as the father of history? a. Homer b. Santayana c. Herodotus d. Sima Qian 3. What interpretation of history assumes that history can be viewed primarily through the lives and choices of leaders? a. great man theory b. progressive interpretation c. gender interpretation d. Marxist interpretation 4. The belief that history is moved primarily by class struggle is the ______ of history. a. social interpretation theory b. revisionist view c. progressive interpretation d. Marxist interpretation 5. What is the most immediate motivator of a historical event? a. tertiary cause b. primary cause c. action of a great man d. social construct 6. Our perspectives are deeply rooted in _______, which we learn from our upbringing and environment. a. education b. social constructs c. historical empathy d. causation Check Your Understanding Questions 1. What does it mean to be a global citizen? 2. What are the features of this textbook, and how will they enhance your learning experience? 3. What is a primary source, and what are some examples of primary sources? 4. Wha