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Before carrying out this task it is important Before carrying out this task it is important that you understand what an historical that you understand what an historical

interpretation is.interpretation is.

Complete the tasks that follow to help improve Complete the tasks that follow to help improve your understanding.your understanding.

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Interpretations of historyInterpretations of history

An interpretation task requires you to do the following:

1. identify the ways in which the past is identify the ways in which the past is represented and interpretedrepresented and interpreted

2. distinguish between ‘fact’ and ‘opinion’, 2. distinguish between ‘fact’ and ‘opinion’, giving some evidence/knowledge-based giving some evidence/knowledge-based reasons for this.reasons for this.

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CORRECTCORRECTIt’s how It’s how

historians and historians and others try to others try to

explain the pastexplain the past

SORRYSORRYThis is to do with This is to do with

the art of the art of translation.translation.

SORRYSORRYThis is to do with This is to do with

mathematical mathematical logic.logic.

Interpretations of historyInterpretations 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.

‘‘The act of aiding conversation between partiesThe act of aiding conversation between partiesusing different languages’using different languages’

‘‘The act of aiding conversation between partiesThe act of aiding conversation between partiesusing different languages’using different languages’

‘‘An assignment of meaning to the symbolsAn assignment of meaning to the symbolsof a mathematical language’of a mathematical language’

‘‘An assignment of meaning to the symbolsAn assignment of meaning to the symbolsof a mathematical language’of a mathematical language’

‘‘Interpretations are thoughtful efforts to representInterpretations are thoughtful efforts to representand explain past events, people and changes’and explain past events, people and changes’

‘‘Interpretations are thoughtful efforts to representInterpretations are thoughtful efforts to representand explain past events, people and changes’and explain past events, people and changes’

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Interpretations of historyInterpretations of history

It is important to note the following with regards to historical interpretations:

are thoughtful considerations of the past, not just unreasonable are thoughtful considerations of the past, not just unreasonable unplanned opinions.unplanned opinions.

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are efforts to give an audience an image or description of the are efforts to give an audience an image or description of the event, change or individual.event, change or individual.

can only be given by those reflecting on the past and not those 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 living it since those involved will be influenced by the impact the person/event had on them.person/event had on them.

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Interpretations of historyInterpretations 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.

HistoricalHistoricalnovelnovel

HistoricalHistoricalnovelnovel

Portrait fromPortrait fromthe timethe time

Portrait fromPortrait fromthe timethe time

ObituaryObituaryObituaryObituary

SchoolSchooltextbooktextbookSchoolSchool

textbooktextbook

FilmsFilmsFilmsFilms

MuseumMuseumdisplaydisplay

MuseumMuseumdisplaydisplay

Written accountWritten accountfrom the timefrom the time

Written accountWritten accountfrom the timefrom the time

Play set in aPlay set in ahistorical periodhistorical period

Play set in aPlay set in ahistorical periodhistorical period

PopularPopularmythmyth

PopularPopularmythmyth

RestoredRestoredhistorical sitehistorical site

RestoredRestoredhistorical sitehistorical site

TelevisionTelevisiondocumentarydocumentary

TelevisionTelevisiondocumentarydocumentary

Speech by aSpeech by ahistorical figurehistorical figure

Speech by aSpeech by ahistorical figurehistorical figure

TelevisionTelevisioncomedycomedy

TelevisionTelevisioncomedycomedy

Paintings basedPaintings basedon eventson events

Paintings basedPaintings basedon eventson events

HistoricHistoricbuildingsbuildingsHistoricHistoric

buildingsbuildings

Eye-witnessEye-witnessaccountaccount

Eye-witnessEye-witnessaccountaccount