1. Social Scientists 6.1.spi.1  Who studies history?  What is culture? What are examples of culture?

2. What type of professionals study history?  Historian  Archaeologist Historians and archaeologist are considered social scientist.

3. Historians versus Archaeologists  What do historians study?  They study the past to understand people’s _________________.  What do archaeologists study?  They study the ___________ people left behind.

4. Social Scientists Archaeologist Historian

5. What is culture? Historians study the culture of people…What makes up culture?

6. Culture Activity Create a web with 8 circles. Fill in the circles with words and pictures that describe your culture. You must also include color. Krystal Bledsoe’s Culture

7. Homework  In a paragraph, explain what social scientist use to study history. (Be sure to include examples)  Information can be found on pages 10-11 in your World History Book.

8. Using Clues We rely on a variety of sources to learn history. – Fossil remain (bones, footprints) – Artifacts (coins, pottery) – Secondary Sources (your history textbook, biography) – Primary Sources (autobiography, video recording)

9. How do fossils and artifacts help teach us about the past?

10. Primary or Secondary Source Explain Why? Photograph Journal articles Diary Encyclopedias Video recording Court Documents MLK Speech