1. Answer the following questions about asking good historical questions. a. Why do historians avoid asking questions that are too general? b. What is a better kind of question to ask? Explain why. c. What is an example of a specific historical question? 2. Briefly describe the difference between causation and correlation. Then identify an example of each, either from history or from your own life. 3. Identify the type of cause-and-effect relationship described in each scenario: short-term, long-term, or multiple causes. Scenario Type of relationship Description: Historical events that cause changes to happen quickly or even immediately Example: The United States entered World War II after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Description: Historical events that are the result of a number of complex factors Example: The Great Depression was caused by a stock market crash, a reduction in spending, a drought, and a lack of government action. Description: Historical trends that happen gradually over a long period; it might take years for an event to cause another event to happen Example: Trade along the Silk Road spread Buddhism to China; the Chinese then spread the religion to Korea and Japan. Main idea: Historians draw conclusions about the causes and effects of historical events. 4. Why do historians analyze historical events and cause-and-effect relationships? 5. Put the steps of drawing conclusions about the past in order by numbering them 1 through 4. Drawing Conclusions about the Past The historian draws conclusions about a subject's cause-and-effect relationships. The historian researches a subject to understand the causes and effects at work. The historian uses historical evidence to support his or her conclusions. The historian comes up with a specific research question about a particular subject. Main idea: When constructing arguments about the past, historians use claim