1. Welcome to World History
Ms. Hess

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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?

7. Paolo Forlani (1565)

8. Anonymous (1600)

9. Juan de la Cosa (c. 1500)

10. Anonymous Native American (n.d.)

11. Unknown (2004)

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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