Historical Significance

Name:___________________________________________

Date:_______________

Primaryorsecondarysource(pagenumbers,ifrelevant):

Eventorperson(orpeople)thatishistoricallysignificantinthissource:

Briefdescription:

SignificanceCriteriaInwhatwaysisthiseventor Doesit Inwhatwaydoesthiseventorpersonmeetthecriteria?

apply?
personhistoricallysignificant?
(Y/N)

1.ResultinginChange
a)Profundity:Howwerepeopleaffectedbythe
eventorperson?
b)Quantity:Howmanypeoplesliveswere
affected?
c)Durability:Howlonglastingwerethechanges?

2.Revealing
Howdoesthiseventorpersonshedlighton
enduringoremergingissuesinhistoryor
contemporarylife?

Ofwhatlargerstoryorargumentmightthiseventorpersonbeapart?

Howmightthehistoricalsignificanceofthiseventorpersonchangeovertime?

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