Why Study History?

What is history?

• the study of past events

• a subject you can only study in school

• a made up story

• a bunch of documentaries

To study history, you must start with a(n)...

• answer

• textbook

• question

• Mrs. Stanley's class.

How does evidence help you when studying history?

• it can help you to solve a crime

• it can be used to prove a statement

• it doesn't really help at all

• it can support a conclusion

Which of the following would be artifacts?

• man made tools and objects

• a history book

• old pictures and movies

• a documentary

What is a PRIMARY source?

• something created by people who were present at the time

• an elementary conclusion

• red, blue and yellow things

• I have no idea!

What is a secondary source?

• a source that is not as good as a primary one

• the second source

• something written after the time period by a historian or expert

• something like a button or vase found at a historical site

A point of view is...

• what someone believes at the time

• something you can point out

• something that is always true

• something that is always false

Bias is....

• evidence use to prove a fact

• an artifact

• anything that might change or influence a person's beliefs

• someone else's point of view

Why should you be careful about point of view and bias when studying history?

• you may only be getting one side of the story

• they can be false

• they may be unfair or unbalanced

• all of the above

What is a chronology?

• a story

• a sequence of events, a timeline

• a type of artifact

• a kind of music