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14650322043Synthesisthe combination of ideas to form a theory or system0
14650322044ContextBackground, environment, framework, setting, or situation surrounding an event or occurrence1
14650322045ContextualizationHistorical thinking skill that involves the ability to connect historical events and processes to specific circumstances of time and place as well as broader regional, national, or global processes2
14650322046Thesisa short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence.3
14650322047Cohesivewell-integrated; unified4
14650322048Analyzeusually implies at least two elements: (a) breakdown of something into parts or ideas, and (b) a discussion or description of those parts using a point of view method. Why people are doing what they're doing.5
14650322049Promptalso known as the essay "question"6
14650322050Comparisonthe act of finding out the differences and similarities between two or more people or things.7
14650322051Similarity2 or more things with commonalities in regard to the same subject or element8
14650322052Difference2 or more things with differences in regard to the same subject or element9
14650322053ContinuityThe state or quality of being continuous over a period of time10
14650322054Historical Contextpatterns or trends in history by which a specific occurrence, property, or site is understood and its meaning (and ultimately its significance) within history or prehistory is made clear11
14650322055DemographyThe scientific study of population characteristics.12
14650322056Significancethe quality of being worthy of attention; importance13
14650322057Causationthe action of causing something; the relationship between cause and effect; causality14
14650322058Periodizationthe process or study of categorizing the past into specific named blocks of time in order to aid the study and analysis of history.15
14650322059"Historically Defensible"able to defend an argument using different kinds of historical evidence16
14650322060Point of viewa particular attitude or way of considering a matter.17
14650322061Audiencethe people who receive a message18
14650322062Contradictiona combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another.19
14650322063Corroborationto support or help prove (a statement, theory, etc.) by providing information or evidence20
14650322064Qualifyinformation that can limit the argument against other information21

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