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Before carrying out this task it is important that you
understand what an historical interpretation is.
Complete the tasks that follow to help improve your
understanding.
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Interpretations of history
An interpretation task requires you to do the
following:
1. identify the ways in which the past is
represented and interpreted
2. distinguish between ‘fact’ and ‘opinion’,
giving some evidence/knowledge-based
reasons for this.
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Interpretations of history
Which of the statements below is the correct description of an historical
interpretation? Read the statements and click on the one you believe to be correct.
‘An assignment of meaning to the symbols
of a mathematical language’
SORRY
This is to do with
mathematical
logic.
‘Interpretations are thoughtful efforts to represent
and explain past events, people and changes’
CORRECT
It’s how
historians and
others try to
explain the past
‘The act of aiding conversation between parties
using different languages’
SORRY
This is to do with
the art of
translation.
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Interpretations of history
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are thoughtful considerations of the past, not just unreasonable
unplanned opinions.
are efforts to give an audience an image or description of the
event, change or individual.
can only be given by those reflecting on the past and not those
living it since those involved will be influenced by the impact the
person/event had on them.
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Interpretations of history
Which of the sources below might be a historical interpretation. Those that are
correct will turn green and those that are incorrect will turn red.
Historical
novel
Films
Popular
myth
Television
comedy
Obituary
Museum
display
Restored
historical site
Paintings based
on events
Portrait from
the time
Written account
from the time
Television
documentary
Historic
buildings
School
textbook
Play set in a
historical period
Speech by a
historical figure
Eye-witness
account