Chapter 1 What is History Flashcards
What is history?
HISTORY is our attempt to understand the past better by using evidence that has been gathered, and the study of the recorded past.
What is Pre-history
PRE-HISTORY is the time before written records
What are Primary sources
A source of information that has been retold or rewritten by a person/people who has/have had direct experience of an event.
Secondary sources
sources that have been written by people who did not witness the event
Archeology
The study of the human past using artefacts
History IS/IS NOT the past, it IS/IS NOT the study of the recorded past using evidence and Primary and Secondary sources
History IS NOT the past, it IS the study of the recorded past using evidence and Primary and Secondary sources
History is the study of _______ _________, about __________, __________ and _________.
History is the study of CHANGE OVERTIME, about HUMANS, PLANTS and ANIMALS.
What does the past refer to?
The past is referring to a time earlier than the present.
In order to study history we need ____________ that the event happened.
In order to study history we need EVIDENCE that the event happened.
Where can we get evidence from? (5) (WOODS / SOWOD 🤣)
▪️Objects ▪️Writing ▪️Oral stories ▪️Songs ▪️& dances
SOWOD (lol idk but this helps me remember- from ella)
Or WOODS - Luka
Why do people record history?
So that it can be studied in the future.
Palaeontology
The study of ancient (fossilised) life (eg. Dinosaurs)
