It’s the development of Society. Why Study History? It’s the development of Society.

Jobs directly related to History Heritage manager Historic buildings inspector/conservation officer Museum education officer Museum/gallery curator Museum/gallery exhibitions officer Secondary school teacher

Jobs where your degree would be useful include: Academic librarian Archaeologist Archivist Broadcast journalist Civil Service administrator Editorial assistant Information officer Politician's assistant Lawyer These are just a sample of many opportunities for historians

For the rest of us History is the study of us. We study the past to understand today. It tells us how the world works and why it works the way it does. It teaches us skills in reading and memorization that aid in all studies and work. It is essential to function as an adult and proper citizen.

Important aspects of the Study of History There are 3 main aspects to the study of History 1) Social History 2) Political History 3) Economic History

What is Social History Social History is about everyday life. It’s about how the way people lived affected what they did. It is broken down into the study of population and culture. Population studies how many people and where people lived Culture is the study of the ideas people held to be important

What is Political History Political History studies forms and the decisions of government as well as the changes in territory It consists of Power and Countervailing Power Power discusses what the rich and powerful did with power Countervailing power talks about the people who attempted to change the power structure

What is Economic History Economic history is about buying and selling resources It discusses how the need for resources affected the development of our societies. (resources are anything needed to make things) There are three main resources when discussing economics 1) Human resources 2) Capital Resources 3) Natural resources

Chronology All parts of History happen at the same time We use Chronology to organize these ideas so we can see how they connect Chronology is the study of time One example is the calendar and how it works

Intellectual Operations in History 1. SITUATE IN TIME AND SPACE Place a fact or set of facts on a timeline Place facts in chronological order, taking into account striking events Know whether events came before or after another event Identify a territory, while taking into account chronological reference points and geographic reference points Identify the location of a geographical feature, a fact or a territory on a map 2. ESTABLISH FACTS * Identify relevant and accurate facts 3. IDENTIFY DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES * Indicate differences when making a comparison * Indicate what is similar when making a comparison * Indicate the specific point on which two actors or two historians agree (convergence) * Indicate the specific point on which two actors or historians disagree (divergence) * Show differences and similarities with regard to actor’s point of view.

Intellectual Operations in History 4. DETERMINE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES Indicate a fact that explains a historical phenomenon (the cause) Indicate a fact that results from a historical phenomenon (the consequence) 5. DETERMINE CHANGE AND CONTINUITY Indicate a fact that shows a historical phenomenon changes Indicate a fact that shows a historical phenomenon continues Show that a historical phenomenon changes or persists 6. ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FACTS Show how facts of different eras are connected to similar ideas or each other 7. ESTABLISH CASUAL CONNECTIONS Explain how one fact proves another fact to be true