HISTORY NES EXAM -Arizona
Nation- State correct answerscombines the idea of the nation as a cultural or
ethnic entity with the idea of the state as a political and geographical entity.
It is this geographical coincidence of state and nation that distinguishes
nation-states from other types of states that preceded it. Understanding
what constitutes a nation-state is thus critical to the study of world history
since the early modern era, when these governmental units first emerged.
Periodization correct answersenables historians to impose order on an
otherwise unorganized series of past events. Periods such as the period of
Age of Discovery help us identify turning points in history and make
generalizations about the past.
Bibliography correct answersBibliographies provide a list of all or much of
the scholarship available on a particular topic. Historians refer to
bibliographies often when conducting research, particularly during the early
stages when they are surveying what has been written about the topic they
are examining.
Periodical Guides correct answersPeriodical guides organize information
published in a particular medium or form such as magazines and
newspapers. They enable researchers who are looking for information about
a specific topic to locate relevant articles or stories without having to wade
through numerous editions of a given publication.
Encyclopedias correct answersEncyclopedias contain distilled summaries of
concepts, people's lives, events, developments, and the like. They are
typically written by multiple authors and attempt to synthesize large
amounts of information on a given subject.
Students of history can use encyclopedias to obtain summary-level
information about a vast range of historical topics.
Technological Resources correct answersTechnological resources give
historians access to archival collections and a wide range of other summary
and reference materials. Online references and other communication
technologies also provide means by which historians can share information
with other scholars.
Biographical Dictionaries correct answersBiographical dictionaries provide
access to secondary historical information about important historical
figures. Entries in biographical dictionaries are often limited to basic
information about people's lives and their contributions to history.
Atlases and maps correct answersAtlases are collections of maps and other
geographical information. Historians use atlases and maps to locate people,
places, and
, events in history and to provide spatial context for events and
developments that they are examining.
Primary Source correct answersprovide first-hand information about
an event or development; very often, they are produced by the
people being studied.
Why/when to use Primary Sources correct answersa. Understanding the
daily life of people in the past—diaries, letters, and journals
b. Understanding events from the past—newspapers, magazines, and
personal correspondence
c. Examining the records of events in the past—census reports, tax
records, probate records, and court documents
Secondary Sources correct answershistorical accounts that scholars fashion
from their examination of primary sources. Although the difference between
these two types of sources may seem simple enough, complications do
arise.
Why/When to use a secondary source correct answersUnderstanding
historical interpretations—textbooks, scholarly books, and
journal/magazine articles Establishing context for an historical event—
newspapers, magazines, textbooks Determining the effect of human
activity on a place—maps, diagrams, and charts
Diaries correct answersgood resources for obtaining details about
individuals and local communities. Because they are most often kept for
personal reasons; however, diaries frequently contain little information
about the broader context of events in the diarist's life.
Probate data and tax lists correct answerscan help historians understand
legal relationships and property-related issues; they have also been used to
study social stratification in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century
communities. Although tax lists generally need no special treatment, making
effective use of probate data often requires entering the information
collected in computer databases.
Letters correct answersPersonal correspondence is a particularly powerful
type of historical resource. For generations, letter writing has provided
historians' access to communications between individuals and groups of
people. Today email is assuming the same level of importance as an
historical resource.
Oral Histories correct answersrecorded interviews with individuals who
participated in the historical event being studied. They frequently provide
information and perspectives that cannot be found in other written sources.
These interviews are generally conducted years—or even decades—after the
event occurred, and because people's memories of past experiences often
change over time, oral histories must be used with some caution.
Nation- State correct answerscombines the idea of the nation as a cultural or
ethnic entity with the idea of the state as a political and geographical entity.
It is this geographical coincidence of state and nation that distinguishes
nation-states from other types of states that preceded it. Understanding
what constitutes a nation-state is thus critical to the study of world history
since the early modern era, when these governmental units first emerged.
Periodization correct answersenables historians to impose order on an
otherwise unorganized series of past events. Periods such as the period of
Age of Discovery help us identify turning points in history and make
generalizations about the past.
Bibliography correct answersBibliographies provide a list of all or much of
the scholarship available on a particular topic. Historians refer to
bibliographies often when conducting research, particularly during the early
stages when they are surveying what has been written about the topic they
are examining.
Periodical Guides correct answersPeriodical guides organize information
published in a particular medium or form such as magazines and
newspapers. They enable researchers who are looking for information about
a specific topic to locate relevant articles or stories without having to wade
through numerous editions of a given publication.
Encyclopedias correct answersEncyclopedias contain distilled summaries of
concepts, people's lives, events, developments, and the like. They are
typically written by multiple authors and attempt to synthesize large
amounts of information on a given subject.
Students of history can use encyclopedias to obtain summary-level
information about a vast range of historical topics.
Technological Resources correct answersTechnological resources give
historians access to archival collections and a wide range of other summary
and reference materials. Online references and other communication
technologies also provide means by which historians can share information
with other scholars.
Biographical Dictionaries correct answersBiographical dictionaries provide
access to secondary historical information about important historical
figures. Entries in biographical dictionaries are often limited to basic
information about people's lives and their contributions to history.
Atlases and maps correct answersAtlases are collections of maps and other
geographical information. Historians use atlases and maps to locate people,
places, and
, events in history and to provide spatial context for events and
developments that they are examining.
Primary Source correct answersprovide first-hand information about
an event or development; very often, they are produced by the
people being studied.
Why/when to use Primary Sources correct answersa. Understanding the
daily life of people in the past—diaries, letters, and journals
b. Understanding events from the past—newspapers, magazines, and
personal correspondence
c. Examining the records of events in the past—census reports, tax
records, probate records, and court documents
Secondary Sources correct answershistorical accounts that scholars fashion
from their examination of primary sources. Although the difference between
these two types of sources may seem simple enough, complications do
arise.
Why/When to use a secondary source correct answersUnderstanding
historical interpretations—textbooks, scholarly books, and
journal/magazine articles Establishing context for an historical event—
newspapers, magazines, textbooks Determining the effect of human
activity on a place—maps, diagrams, and charts
Diaries correct answersgood resources for obtaining details about
individuals and local communities. Because they are most often kept for
personal reasons; however, diaries frequently contain little information
about the broader context of events in the diarist's life.
Probate data and tax lists correct answerscan help historians understand
legal relationships and property-related issues; they have also been used to
study social stratification in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century
communities. Although tax lists generally need no special treatment, making
effective use of probate data often requires entering the information
collected in computer databases.
Letters correct answersPersonal correspondence is a particularly powerful
type of historical resource. For generations, letter writing has provided
historians' access to communications between individuals and groups of
people. Today email is assuming the same level of importance as an
historical resource.
Oral Histories correct answersrecorded interviews with individuals who
participated in the historical event being studied. They frequently provide
information and perspectives that cannot be found in other written sources.
These interviews are generally conducted years—or even decades—after the
event occurred, and because people's memories of past experiences often
change over time, oral histories must be used with some caution.
