Situate in Time

Several clues can be found in an image or text. Pay attention to anything that might tell you about the time.

For example, pay attention not just to the document, but also to its title or any other information given. For instance, the publication date of a news article is a useful clue.

There can be a difference between the time when the document was produced and the time the event actually took place. It is important to distinguish between them.

The author of the document may be dealing with an event that is happening or has just ended. This would be the case, for example, with a newspaper article from 1929 that reports the collapse of the New York Stock Exchange or a photograph that shows an event. These documents are primary sources, that is, first-hand sources.

The author of a document might also write about a fact or an event many years after it happened. This would be the case for a historian who analyzes records of the past (primary sources) and then writes a book on the subject. These documents are secondary sources, that is, second-hand sources.

Place documents 1 to 3 in chronological order.

If you are not sure about a document, you can leave that one out and focus on the other documents to put them in order. Eliminating possibilities in this way will help you situate a document that is more difficult to analyze.

Statement: Indicate the letter that corresponds to the time period for document 1.

Previously = Before

Afterwards = After

Statement: Place the following documents in the correct place based on whether they come before or after the start of a hockey game.

The order in which you indicate the documents before or after the central event is not important, as long as they are in the right place in relation to the event.

For example, in the case above with historical documents, it doesn’t matter if you write 1 and 3 or 3 and 1 in the answer.

It is highly recommended that you read the concept sheet on intellectual operations to fully understand how to complete tasks for different intellectual operations.

The two examples below are related to concepts that you might not have seen before. If so, don’t worry, you’ll learn them when they are introduced in class.

The example for the first cycle is from the module Sedentarization.

The example for the second cycle is from the module The Development of Colonial Society Under the Authority of the French Mother Country (1608-1760).

Statement: Documents 1-4 present facts about early civilizations. Place them in chronological order.

To find out more about this topic, see the concept sheet on early sedentary households and the concept sheet on economic activities of the first sedentary people.

Statement: Place the following items according to whether they occur before or after the Royal Government was established.

For more information on various events surrounding the New France period, check out the concept sheet New France Under the Royal Government.