Historians

What is this an example of?

• An artefact

• A fossil

• A secondary source

• A written record

What is history?

• The study of the present

• A historian

• The study of the past

• Land surrounded by water

Who studies history?

• Historians and archaeologists

• Geologists

• Doctors

• News reporters

Study of the past based on what people left behind is called

• History

• Primary sources

• Archaeology

• Artefacts

How are the fields of history and archaeology similar?

• Both study people and places of the past

• Both study people of the past

• Both study places of the past

• Neither study the past

Which of these is NOT a primary source?

• Statues

• Textbook

• Artefacts

• Letters

Which of the following is NOT a secondary source?

• Textbook

• Journal article

• Tools

• Encyclopaedia

A secondary source is written by someone who took part in the events described.

• True

• False

What does a historian's job NOT include?

• Turning ancient discoveries into modern technology

• Teaching and learning about culture and identity

• Studying and interpreting

• Making predictions about the future based on the past

When historians draw conclusions, they look for

• Other historians' opinions

• How people view events in present time, not past

• Facts and evidence in their primary and secondary sources

• Bias and opinion in secondary sources