HISTORY NES EXAM -Arizona
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Nation- ||State ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-combines ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-enables ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Bibliographies ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Periodical ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Encyclopedias ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Technological ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Biographical ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Atlases ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-provide ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-a. ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-historical ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Understanding ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-good ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-can ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Personal ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-recorded ||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.
Artifacts ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-physical ||resources ||made ||by ||humans. ||They ||are ||
particularly ||helpful ||when ||studying ||civilizations ||that ||left ||little ||or ||nothing ||in ||the ||way ||of ||
written ||records.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Nation- ||State ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-combines ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-enables ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Bibliographies ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Periodical ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Encyclopedias ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Technological ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Biographical ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Atlases ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-provide ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-a. ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-historical ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Understanding ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-good ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-can ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-Personal ||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 ||ANSWER✔✔-recorded ||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.
Artifacts ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-physical ||resources ||made ||by ||humans. ||They ||are ||
particularly ||helpful ||when ||studying ||civilizations ||that ||left ||little ||or ||nothing ||in ||the ||way ||of ||
written ||records.
