History Toolkid

What can understanding history help us do?

• Predict the weather

• Solve math problems

• Look for patterns in human behavior

• Write poetry

What is one way we begin to make sense of history?

• By studying ancient languages

• By studying what happened to people in the past

• By collecting old coins

• By visiting museums

What do people study to learn about how groups organized themselves?

• History

• Geography

• Biology

• Chemistry

What is archaeology?

• The study of future events

• The study of the past through written records

• The study of the past by looking at what people left behind

• The study of ancient languages

What do paleontologists study?

• Stars and galaxies

• Fossils to learn about prehistoric times

• Modern architecture

• Ocean currents

What is the Western calendar originally based on?

• The birth of Jesus

• The lunar cycle

• The reign of kings

• The harvest season

What does a timeline help historians understand?

• The location of events

• The order of events

• The cause of events

• The participants in events

History is the study of the ____.

The years before the birth of Jesus are known as...

• B.G.

• B.C.E.

• O.G.

• C.E

The years after Jesus' birth are C.E. which means ________________.