WSC 2025 Theme: Reconstructing the Past UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Terms in this set (517)
What is the main focus of the It explores how we understand, interpret, and reshape the past,
WSC 2025 theme including how memories and histories are built or lost.
'Reconstructing the Past'?
What tools are used to Archaeology, DNA, art, music, literature, and monuments.
reconstruct the past according
to the WSC 2025 theme?
What ethical questions are Questions include who owns the past, whether artifacts should
raised in the theme be repatriated, and the trustworthiness of history.
'Reconstructing the Past'?
What are primary and Primary sources are original documents or evidence from the
secondary sources in historical time being studied, while secondary sources analyze or
methods? interpret primary sources.
Name a few lost civilizations Indus Valley, Mayans, Mesopotamians.
mentioned in the WSC 2025
notes.
What is historical revisionism? It refers to changing interpretations of historical events.
What are some case studies Restoration of monuments, historical fakes, and rediscovered
related to history mentioned in cities.
the notes?
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, How does colonialism impact Colonialism can manipulate and alter the way history is
historical narratives? recorded and remembered.
What archaeological tools are Carbon dating, DNA analysis, and LiDAR.
highlighted in the science and
technology section?
They help trace lineage and
What is the significance of
understand historical connections
genetics and ancestry testing in
through mitochondrial DNA, Y-
reconstructing the past?
chromosome, and genome mapping.
What preservation techniques Methods for preserving fossils, manuscripts, and artworks.
are mentioned for historical
artifacts?
What technologies are used for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) for recreations
restoration of historical sites? and digital reconstructions.
What types of literature are Historical fiction, alternate histories, and oral histories like The
important for reconstructing Iliad and Mahabharata.
history?
Who are some authors known Margaret Atwood and Gabriel García Márquez.
for playing with history in their
works?
What role do museums and They help societies remember and honor the past.
memorials play in social
studies?
What is the debate surrounding It questions whether stolen artifacts should be returned to their
cultural heritage and countries of origin.
repatriation?
It refers to how groups of people remember and interpret their
What is collective memory?
shared past.
It involves the psychological impact of traumatic historical
What is historical trauma and
events and the processes of reconciliation, such as truth
how does it relate to healing?
commissions.
What controversies exist around Debates often arise regarding the ethics and methods of
the restoration of art and restoring old masterpieces.
architecture?
How do music traditions serve They preserve cultural narratives and histories through their
as historical records? lyrics and forms.
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ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Terms in this set (517)
What is the main focus of the It explores how we understand, interpret, and reshape the past,
WSC 2025 theme including how memories and histories are built or lost.
'Reconstructing the Past'?
What tools are used to Archaeology, DNA, art, music, literature, and monuments.
reconstruct the past according
to the WSC 2025 theme?
What ethical questions are Questions include who owns the past, whether artifacts should
raised in the theme be repatriated, and the trustworthiness of history.
'Reconstructing the Past'?
What are primary and Primary sources are original documents or evidence from the
secondary sources in historical time being studied, while secondary sources analyze or
methods? interpret primary sources.
Name a few lost civilizations Indus Valley, Mayans, Mesopotamians.
mentioned in the WSC 2025
notes.
What is historical revisionism? It refers to changing interpretations of historical events.
What are some case studies Restoration of monuments, historical fakes, and rediscovered
related to history mentioned in cities.
the notes?
https://quizlet.com/in/1028735784/wsc-2025-theme-reconstructing-the-past-flash-cards/ 1/8
, How does colonialism impact Colonialism can manipulate and alter the way history is
historical narratives? recorded and remembered.
What archaeological tools are Carbon dating, DNA analysis, and LiDAR.
highlighted in the science and
technology section?
They help trace lineage and
What is the significance of
understand historical connections
genetics and ancestry testing in
through mitochondrial DNA, Y-
reconstructing the past?
chromosome, and genome mapping.
What preservation techniques Methods for preserving fossils, manuscripts, and artworks.
are mentioned for historical
artifacts?
What technologies are used for Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) for recreations
restoration of historical sites? and digital reconstructions.
What types of literature are Historical fiction, alternate histories, and oral histories like The
important for reconstructing Iliad and Mahabharata.
history?
Who are some authors known Margaret Atwood and Gabriel García Márquez.
for playing with history in their
works?
What role do museums and They help societies remember and honor the past.
memorials play in social
studies?
What is the debate surrounding It questions whether stolen artifacts should be returned to their
cultural heritage and countries of origin.
repatriation?
It refers to how groups of people remember and interpret their
What is collective memory?
shared past.
It involves the psychological impact of traumatic historical
What is historical trauma and
events and the processes of reconciliation, such as truth
how does it relate to healing?
commissions.
What controversies exist around Debates often arise regarding the ethics and methods of
the restoration of art and restoring old masterpieces.
architecture?
How do music traditions serve They preserve cultural narratives and histories through their
as historical records? lyrics and forms.
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