WHAT IS HISTORY?WHAT IS HISTORY?

History means History means ‘To Enquire’‘To Enquire’ This means to ‘Ask questions about the This means to ‘Ask questions about the

past and help make sense of it’past and help make sense of it’ A person who studies the past is called an A person who studies the past is called an

‘HISTORIAN’ ‘HISTORIAN’

How do we find out How do we find out about the Past?about the Past?

Firstly an historian gathers Firstly an historian gathers EVIDENCEEVIDENCE This Evidence could be either This Evidence could be either PRIMARYPRIMARY

EVIDENCEEVIDENCE or or SECONDARY EVIDENCESECONDARY EVIDENCE

PRIMARY EVIDENCEPRIMARY EVIDENCE

PRIMARY EVIDENCEPRIMARY EVIDENCE is evidence is evidence produced produced at the timeat the time

DiariesLetters

Oral History Newspapers Maps

Artefacts Old PhotographsFilms Cartoons

SECONDARY EVIDENCESECONDARY EVIDENCE

SECONDARY EVIDENCESECONDARY EVIDENCE is evidence is evidence produced produced AFTERAFTER the time the time

Internet Books Magazines

THE TOLLAND THE TOLLAND MAN HISTORY MAN HISTORY

MYSTERYMYSTERYCan Can YOUYOU Solve it? Solve it?

In Tolland Bog in In Tolland Bog in Denmark, 2 men are Denmark, 2 men are digging peat… when….digging peat… when….

May 1950May 1950

A A Murder?!Murder?! They discovered THIS!They discovered THIS!

The BodyThe Body Body lay on right Body lay on right

hand side hand side He wore no He wore no

clothes except a clothes except a pointed cap and pointed cap and smooth hide beltsmooth hide belt

His hair was His hair was short short

Round his neck Round his neck was a noose was a noose

Scientific ReportScientific Report

Last Meal – Soup Last Meal – Soup made from Grain made from Grain – some of it rare– some of it rare

Moss found Moss found under the body under the body dated from Iron dated from Iron age! Over 3 age! Over 3 thousand years thousand years ago!ago!

DETECTIVE TASK DETECTIVE TASK

Can you help solve the mystery?Can you help solve the mystery?

Read the Report you have been given and Read the Report you have been given and answer the questions. answer the questions.

Chronology Chronology

After the Historian has got their Evidence After the Historian has got their Evidence he has to sort ithe has to sort it

He can do this by putting it in date orderHe can do this by putting it in date order This is called CHRONOLOGYThis is called CHRONOLOGY

5 DETECTIVE QUESTIONS5 DETECTIVE QUESTIONS

HISTORY QUESTIONS

WHO?Who wrote the

Source?

Did they have any beliefs or attitudes that may

affect their views

WHAT?What Information does

the Source give?

Is it only fact or are opinions being given?

WHEN?When was the Source

Created?

Did the Writer have first hand experience?

WHERE?Where was the Source

created?

WHY?Why was the Source written?

Did the Author have an aim?