1. Understanding the Past
Geography
Study of people, their environments, and resources available to them.
Shows how people lived in different times and places
summed up by five themes of location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions
Archaeology
study of past people and cultures.
study artifacts, or material remains of past cultures.
trace the development of new technologies.
History
study of how people lived in the past
rely on written evidence
study primary sources, documents produced during the period under study.
Understanding the Past