Historical Source Examination and Analysis

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key concepts and methods for examining historical sources, including author purpose, perspective, historical context, and intended audience.

Purpose

What a source's author intended when they made it.

Perspective / bias

A lens through which we can choose to examine a source and evaluate the argument we can make from it.

Historical context

The historical background and relation to the past used to examine a source and the argument that can be derived from it.

Intended audience

The specific group or person for whom a source was created; an element used to examine a source and the argument we can make from it.

Source examination

Determining what we can choose to say about a source and its relation to the past, as well as how to analyze the source to make an argument from it.