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10430385430SynthesisThe combination of ideas to form a theory or system0
10430386367ContextBackground, environment, framework, setting, or situation surrounding an event or occurence1
10430389108ContextualizationHistorical 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
10430392764ThesisA short statement that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay and is developed, argued, and supported by the text by means of examples and evidence3
10430404962Cohesivewell-integrated; unified4
10430405848AnalyzeUsually implies at least 2 elements A) a breakdown of something into parts or ideas B) A discussion or description of those parts using a point of view or a method5
10430408898ContradictionA combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another6
10430411132ComparisonThe act of finding out the difference and similarities between two or more people or things7
10430414350SimilarityTwo or more things with commonalities in regard to the same subject or element8
10430416118DifferenceTwo or more things with differences in regard to the same subject or element9
10430417919ContinuityThe state or quality of being continous over a period of time10
10430420252Historical ContextThose patterns or trends in history by which a specific occurence, property, or site is understood and its meaning (and ultimately its significance) within history or prehistory is made clear11
10430423862DemographyThe study of patterns in populations12
10430425898SignificanceThe quality of being worth of attention; importance13
10430427318CausationThe action of causing something; the relationship between cause and effect; causality14
10430437369PeriodizationThe process, or study of categorizing the past into specific, named blocks of time in order to aid the study and analysis of history15
10430441448"Historically Defensible"Able to defend an argument using different kinds of historical evidence16
10430442372Point of ViewA particular attitude or way of considering a matter17
10430444159AudienceThe people who receive a message18
10430445432ContractionA combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another19
10430447995CorroborationTo support or help prove (a statement, theory, etc) by providing information or evidence20
10430450075QualifyInformation that can limit the argument against other information21

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