1. Understanding History

2. Do Now: How do we study history? Oral traditions (stories) Written history (documents) Artifacts (objects from the past)

3. Pre-History Time before history (before writing was invented) Archaeologists study artifacts (objects from the past –Examples (fossils, bones, pottery, etc.) Oral Tradition – stories passed down by word of mouth

4. Written History Writing developed about 5,000 years ago (recorded experiences) History – written and other recorded events of people Written records of human life and accomplishments to understand a society or a civilization

5. Examples of Written History Primary sources – records that were written at the time of the historical event –Newspapers –Magazines –News clips –Video clips –Tape recordings –Documents (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, etc.) –Personal papers (Diary, Passport, Birth Certificate, Naturalization Papers, etc.)

7. Examples of Written History Continued Secondary sources – records written about a specific time in the past –Encyclopedias –Websites –Books –Movies (Video clips) –Textbooks –Magazines –Journals (Published works)