1. Introduction to Ancient History

2. Introduction Objective
Define and explain history.

3. History: What it is…What it Means
Do you know what history is?
> it is everything humans have done and
thought
> more specifically…
> history is the story of events
> it is the story of nations and persons
Examples: how people began writing / World War II / first airplane flight / Scientific Revolution

4. History: What it is…What it Means
How do we know about the past?
> there are many sources:
> oral / visual / written
> we can learn from:
> one person’s memory
> stories handed down through generations
> seeing the past in a piece of Stone Age flint
> seeing it in old paintings and photos
> reading about the past in old records
Examples: ships’ logs / church records /
diaries / journals
Each fact and story is interesting! Each is important!
Each part is history!

5. History: What it is…What it Means
it is impossible to record everything about an event or person
facts must be carefully chosen to tell what happened
questions have to be asked. Answers must be found
different accounts of a single event need to be put together

6. History: What it is…What it Means
> this is the job of a historian:
> they try to come up with an accurate story
> they look carefully at what they find
> they put the past together again
> they search for causes of events
> they look for history’s effects
> sometimes they do not know how or why
something happened
> they then come up with theories that are
based on facts
> they may help explain certain events
When the facts are put together, a story of events and nations comes forth = The story of humans can be told

7. What is History?
** History is the study of the past and its effect on the present and future **
Importance of History
gain knowledge of your past
gain knowledge of humanity as a whole
so mistakes are not repeated
advancement

8. ** Types of Sources **
Primary Sources: a document written by someone who was present at the time of the event; a witness Examples: diaries / letter from a soldier / recorded speech of Congress / written police report / book / artifact / political cartoon

9. ** Types of Sources **
Secondary Sources: documents that are written after the event by someone who was not a direct witness of the event Examples: your textbook / books / websites encyclopedias / maps

10. Are The following primary or secondary sources?
How can you tell?

11. Essential Question Why is studying history so important? Explain.
Answer the question in three complete sentences in your summary section

12. Introduction Objective
Define and explain history.