1. Distinguish between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. 2. Define and describe the three ways historians categorize the past.
3. What is “slippery” about the concept of civilization?
4. Why did American historians create the subject of “western” civilization and why is it worth studying?
5. What does it mean to say, “The best history makes us self-critical, not self-congratulatory?” Do you agree? Why or why not?