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Let’s Talk History. How on Earth do you read that?. Numbers? I thought this was social studies, not math!. Prehistory History Historians. BEFORE written records A WRITTEN record of the past A person who finds out what happened in the past. History. Prehistory Example: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Let’s Talk HistoryLet’s Talk History
How on Earth do you read
that?
Numbers? I thought this was social studies, not math!
PrehistoryPrehistory
HistoryHistory
HistoriansHistorians
BEFORE written BEFORE written recordsrecords
A A WRITTENWRITTEN record of record of the pastthe past
A person who finds A person who finds out what happened in out what happened in the past.the past.
HistoryHistory
Prehistory Example:Prehistory Example: OralOral: stories or narratives passed down from : stories or narratives passed down from
older generations to younger generations.older generations to younger generations.• Traditions, beliefs, folklore,…Traditions, beliefs, folklore,…• Thanksgiving tableThanksgiving table• Crazy UncleCrazy Uncle
CultureCulture: describes the beliefs, traditions, music, : describes the beliefs, traditions, music, art and social institutions of a group of people,art and social institutions of a group of people,
Sources of InformationSources of Information Primary SourcesPrimary Sources First hand original First hand original
accounts of historical accounts of historical events. Example; letters, events. Example; letters, diaries, speeches, diaries, speeches, autobiographies, autobiographies, newspaper reports, a newspaper reports, a person who was there, person who was there, remains, clothing, art, remains, clothing, art, graves.graves.
Secondary SourcesSecondary Sources Accounts of historical Accounts of historical events written by people events written by people who did not personally who did not personally witness the event. witness the event. Example; biographies, Example; biographies, textbooks, maps, textbooks, maps, encyclopedias and encyclopedias and reference books.reference books.
Using Primary SourcesUsing Primary Sources
Frame of Frame of ReferenceReference
A person’s views A person’s views can be can be influenced by influenced by social group, social group, religion, religion, occupation, and occupation, and political attitudes.political attitudes.
Cause and EffectCause and Effect
GeneralizationGeneralization
Sometimes, one Sometimes, one event appears to event appears to cause, or lead to, cause, or lead to, another.another.
Broad conclusions Broad conclusions about what about what happenedhappened
DatesDates
ChronologyChronology
Time lineTime line
The order in The order in which events which events occur.occur.
Shows at a Shows at a glance the glance the chronology or chronology or time order of time order of eventsevents
B.C.B.C.
B.C.E.B.C.E.
Stands for “Stands for “before before ChristChrist”.”.
Starts backwards Starts backwards from when Christ from when Christ was born.was born.
Before Common Before Common Era (same time Era (same time period as B.C.)period as B.C.)
A.D. (you usuallyA.D. (you usually Wont see this)Wont see this)
C.E.C.E.
Latin abbreviation Latin abbreviation anno Dominoanno Domino which means in the which means in the year of our lord. year of our lord.
Starts when Christ Starts when Christ was bornwas born
Common Era- Common Era- same as A.D. same as A.D. current time periodcurrent time period
TIME LINETIME LINE
SIMPLE RULES TO REMEMBER
ADD THE BC (OR BCE) DATE TO THE PRESENT DATE TO FIND OUT HOW LONG AGO AN EVENT WITH A BC DATE WAS
SUBSTRATE THE AD (OR CE) DATE FROM THE PRESENT YEAR TO FIND OUT HOW LONG AGO THE EVENT WAS
CenturiesCenturies To figure out what Century (every 100 To figure out what Century (every 100
years) an event happened in, you look at the years) an event happened in, you look at the first number (or numbers) of the year and first number (or numbers) of the year and add 1 (this is because there is no year 0)add 1 (this is because there is no year 0)
Ex. 1764 is the 18Ex. 1764 is the 18thth Century 17 + 1 = 18 Century 17 + 1 = 18 2010 is the 212010 is the 21stst century 20 + 1= 21 century 20 + 1= 21 789 is the 8789 is the 8thth century 7+1=8 century 7+1=8 The year 5 is the 6The year 5 is the 6thth century century
DecadeDecade
CenturyCentury
CentennialCentennial
BicentennialBicentennial
10 years10 years
100 years100 years Celebration every Celebration every
100 years100 years
Celebration every Celebration every 200 years200 years
PracticePractice 1) The year 500 B.C. 1) The year 500 B.C.
or B.C.E. happenedor B.C.E. happened A. before 300 B.C.A. before 300 B.C. B. after 300 B.C.B. after 300 B.C. C. at the same timeC. at the same time2) How many years ago 2) How many years ago
was A.D. 1510?was A.D. 1510?3) What would you do to 3) What would you do to
find out long ago 200 find out long ago 200 B.C. was?B.C. was?
4) What century is 4) What century is 1776?1776?
5) If humans arrived 5) If humans arrived in North America in North America some 30,000 years some 30,000 years ago, was that before ago, was that before or after the Birth of or after the Birth of Christ? Christ?
ANSWERSANSWERS 1) The year 500 B.C. or 1) The year 500 B.C. or
B.C.E. happenedB.C.E. happened A.A. before 300 B.Cbefore 300 B.C.. B. after 300 B.C.B. after 300 B.C. C. at the same timeC. at the same time2) How many years ago 2) How many years ago
was A.D. 1510? was A.D. 1510? 500 500 yearsyears
3) What would you do to 3) What would you do to find out long ago 200 B.C. find out long ago 200 B.C. was? was? Add 200 to the Add 200 to the current year: 2,210current year: 2,210
4) What century is 4) What century is 1776? 1776? 18th18th
5) If humans arrived 5) If humans arrived in North America in North America some 30,000 years some 30,000 years ago, was that before ago, was that before or after the Birth of or after the Birth of Christ? Christ? BeforeBefore
Archaeologists v. AnthropologistsArchaeologists v. Anthropologists
Archaeologists: study the artifacts and fossils to learn about the life : study the artifacts and fossils to learn about the life and people of early times.and people of early times.
AnthropologistsAnthropologists: study the development of human culture…”Paint : study the development of human culture…”Paint us a picture of the times.”us a picture of the times.”
• Carbon 14 TestingCarbon 14 Testing: used to help date artifacts and fossils: used to help date artifacts and fossils Dr. W.F. LibbyDr. W.F. Libby
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Details are still sketchy, but we think the nameof the bird sucked into the jet's engines was
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