Welcome to World History Ms. Hess

What is history? Man's written interpretation of events that have happened in the past We don't know what happened before it was written Bias- prejudice in favor of or against a person, place, or thing; usually unfair

Why should we study history? "He who does not study the past is doomed to repeat it" George Santayana Helps us understand change how the society we live in came to be People are the same today and 10,000 years ago Today is influenced by what has happened in the past

How is geography related to history? Geography affects many of decisions made by mankind Examples: where someone chooses to settle down, culture, how people from different areas interact Can affect how battles and wars are fought or where civilizations were founded

Maps A way to visualize geography Compare different locations Representation of the world

How do we interpret a map? 6 good questions to ask when interpreting a map: What areas of the world does the map show? When was the map made/Who made the map? Why? What does the map feature? For example, do you see land, water, trade routes, political systems, and/or ideas that the cartographer had about the flora or fauna of an area? What is the orientation of the map? Where are the directions (north, south, east, west) indicated How is the culture of the cartographer evident in the map? What other information do you need to interpret the map?

Paolo Forlani (1565)

Anonymous (1600)

Juan de la Cosa (c. 1500)

Anonymous Native American (n.d.)

Unknown (2004)

BC and AD BC stands for "Before Christ" AD stands for "Anno Domini" or "In the year of the Lord" Meant to divide at the birth of Christ Identifying dates revolved around Christ

BCE and CE BCE stands for "Before Common Era" CE stands for "Common Era" Changed in the 17th Century Focus shifted to the common man Identifying dates reflected time belonging to the common people

Timelines A way to picture or see time Important to understand a concept of when certain events occurred Shows the chronology of a time span Allows us to see patterns and relationships between events Circa is used often in timelines it means approximately often abbreviated as c.

Types of sources Primary Secondary Article, document, artifact, etc. That was created during the time period studied Something written or talked about by a person who lived through the event being studied even if it was created years later Created after time period of event by someone who was not there

Examples of sources Primary secondary Interview of someone who participated in/witnessed an event Artifact from the time period Newspaper article written in the time period Autobiography Textbook Scholarly books and articles Biography