WHY IS HISTORY IMPORTANT? STANDARD 6.6, 6.7 & 6.1

WHY STUDY HISTORY History is the study of people and ___________ of the past. *EVENTS History tells the story of the ways that __________ changed over time. *CULTURES ___________ are people who study the past. *Historians Learning about the past helps us understand the ______________. *Present

WHY STUDY HISTORY History is the study of people and EVENTS of the past. History tells the story of the ways that CULTURES changed over time. HISTORIANS are people who study the past. Learning about the past helps us understand the PRESENT.

10 Centuries Grouped together Decade Century Millennium Era    TIME PERIOD 10 YEARS 1990-1999 TIME PERIOD 100 years 10 Decades 500-599 10 Centuries Grouped together 1,000 years 1000-1999 Pre-History Larger Periods of time. Modern History Ancient History Middle Ages

Why study history? Pre history- is the time period before people developed ____________ *WRITING Ancient History- Time period after _________, but before the _________ Ages. *5,500 BC*Middle Ages The era today is called ____________ ____________ When did it begin? Modern History A.D. 1400

Why study history? Pre history- is the time period before people developed WRITING Ancient History- Time period after 5,500 B.C., but before the Middle Ages. The era today is called Modern History When did it begin? A.D. 1400 Writing was invented 5,500 years ago.

Prehistory, Ancient History, Middle Ages, and Modern History _____________ 1 c. ____ BC c. AD 500 Today

Prehistory, Ancient History, Middle Ages, and Modern History 1 c. 5,500 BC Today

Explain the differences in the Julian Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar: Who made each? Julian Calendar- developed by Julius Caesar Gregorian Calendar- Pope Gregory XIII 2) Why are they different? Julian calendar wasn’t precise, it was loosing time. 3) Which do we use today? Gregorian

Gregorian Calendar = no year zero

Dating Events: Is there a year zero in the calendar we use today? NO BC= Before Christ BCE= Before Common Era AD= Anno Domini CE= Common Era Why do some historians prefer to use BCE and CE? To avoid religious reference in time dating.

8000BC/BCE LAST ICE AGE 563 BC/BCE Birth of the Buddha AD/CE 1 Birth of Jesus AD/CE 500 End of Ancient History August 2017

Which event is the oldest? LAST ICE AGE Which event is the most recent? Today’s Date Write the following events in the order in which they occurred: 500 BCE, 400 BC, 1, CE 400, AD 500

Studies prehistoric times. Studies fossils. Define artifact – An object made by people. Define fossil – Plant or animal remains that have been preserved from earlier time. Historian Archaeologist Paleontologist Anthropologist    Someone who studies history. Someone who studies the past by looking at what people left behind. Studies prehistoric times. Studies fossils. Studies human culture and how it develops.

LUCY

Human Discoveries: Where did Donald Johanson’s team discover Lucy? Ethiopia Which of the above jobs was Johanson? Paleontologist Details about the finding of Lucy: Discovered partial skeleton. Lucy lived 3.2 million years ago. 3 ½ feet tall Weighed about 60LBS Walked upright.  So, finding these bones prove that the first people lived where in the world? AFRICA

LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS