Why History Matters Vocabulary Words history perspective chronology

Why History Matters

Vocabulary Words history perspective chronology historical empathy evidence analyze oral history

History: the study of people and events of the past.

Chronology: A record of events in the order in which they happened.

evidence: Proof

Oral history: Accounts told by people who did not have a written language or who did not write down what happened.

perspective: Point of view

historical empathy: understanding the actions and feelings of people of the past.

analyze: to break something down into parts to see how the parts connect.

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History is what happened in the past. It affects all people. The main subject of concern in history is TIME.

Chronology What is chronology?

History Chronology is the time order in which events takes place in history. Chronology helps historians link the past to the present.

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Evidence What is evidence?

Evidence Historians examine many kinds of evidence (PROOF), and use it to explain when events took place and why they happened when they did.

Evidences in History Pictures

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Understanding Perspectives What is perspective?

Understanding Perspectives By studying objects and evidence from the past, historians can form a perspective. A person’s perspective depends on several things; age, rich or poor, male or female. It is also shaped by what you believe in.

Understanding Perspectives

Historical Empathy =Understanding Historical Empathy is understanding the way people of the past lived their lives, and the decisions they took.

Studying history teaches us about people of the past and the present. It shows us how ways of life have changed and how they have stayed the same.

History is studied from TWO (2) kinds of sources. Primary Sources Secondary Sources

Primary source: Records made by people who saw or took part in an event. It gives people of today a direct link to a past event.

Primary Sources

Secondary Sources A secondary source is not a direct link to an event. It provides information about an event by someone who did not see it happen.

Magazine article Newspaper article Encyclopedia entry

Primary Source Secondary Source • Author/ artist • Artist/ author was there. was not there. • Made when • Made after the event took place. • Letters, • Textbooks, diaries, encyclopedia, interviews, magazine drawings, articles, online

Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?

1. Give three things that can affect a person’s perspective. 2. How many kinds of sources do people study to learn about history? 3. What will happen if history is not written in a chronological order? 4. What is oral history? 5. What is analyze?