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What is history? Why do we study history?
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History – the study of the past, particularly in human affairs. Reasons for studying history… 1. 2. 3. 4.
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How do historians know about the past?? No written records exist from the prehistory of humankind. Prehistory – the period before writing was developed.
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Archaeology and Anthropology help us understand early humans. – Archaeology - the study of past societies through an analysis of what people left behind. – Anthropology – the study of human life and culture. Archaeologists and Anthropologists examine artifacts and fossils to see how early humans lived. – Artifact – tools, pottery, buildings, paintings, and weapons of early people. – Fossil – remains of humans. One of their most important jobs is dating their finds. Radiocarbon, Microscopic, Biological (DNA)
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