Establishing Historical Significance

Name:___________________________________________ Date: _______________

Brief description
of source and
relation to event
or person:
Event, person or
people that is
historically
significant in
this source:
Primary or
secondary
source you are
considering
(Reference):
Significance Criteria: Explain how this even or person meets the given criteria.
Has this person’s Profundity: How did the event or person affect people?
actions or event
resulted in
significant change?
Quantity: How many people’s lives were affected?

Durability: How long lasting were the changes?

How does this event

or person shed light
on (reveal)
enduring or
emerging issues in
history or
contemporary life?
Of what larger
story or argument
might this event or
person be a part?

How might the

historical
significance of this
event or person
change over time?

Adapted from the resource found at:

http://historicalthinking.ca/historical-thinking-concept-templates