1. Social studies grade 8
Unit 1: What is History

2. What really is history?
History is the study of the past to put it simply. But there is more to it that this simple definition.
Studying history requires you to gather and examine evidence. Without evidence there is no history!

3. What really is history?
History focuses on past events but because how these events are being interpreted history is never complete and is always continues to influence the present.
Evidence that is used to interpret history ranges from: visuals, narratives, and factual accounts by people and events

4. Evidence: Visuals

5. Evidence: Visuals

6. Collective History VS Individual History
Individual History: Is made up of the major events in your life that shape you and your memories.
Collective History: Which is the history of a group of people. Not just one individual.

7. The Historical Method Pose a good historical question
Collect reliable information
Organize and evaluate information
Interpret Information and Present Conclusions

8. Evidence: Visuals

9. Evidence: Visuals

10. Evidence: Visuals

11. Sources of Information
Libraries and Museums
Vital clues about the past can be found in both libraries and museums.
Libraries contain many books, documents and tools for proper research.
While museums store objects from the past, known as artifacts. These are all windows to the past.

12. Sources of Information
The Louvre in Paris, France

13. Sources of Information
Archives
Archives have information about families and specific historical events.
They store documents, images, sounds, video recordings and personal papers.
This place is a great place for primary sources

14. Sources of Information
The historical archives underneath the Vatican

15. Sources of Information
Monuments
A variety of monuments, statues, and plaques in many parts of a place help mark key events and celebrate distinct events and people that are important to a place.

16. Sources of Information
War Memorial In Downtown St. John’s

17. Sources of Information
Historic Sites
Many times monuments or buildings are established at the actual place where an event actually took place. Sometimes an effort is made to recreate the point in history it is famous for and usually a wealth of information is available there.

18. Sources of Information
Beaumont Hamel Historic Site In France

19. Sources of Information
Oral History
Oral history refers to historical information that is gathered by speaking with people who lived at a certain time or experienced a certain event.
These can come in forms of stories, conversation, songs, or interviews.

20. Sources of Information

21. Sources of Information
Literary and Artistic Expressions
History can be examined through several art forms. Drawings and paintings can portray a historical figure, event, or place.

22. Sources of Information
A Portrait of Ludwig Van Beethoven