What is history intro to ap
- 1. WHAT IS HISTORY E. Kent Rogers
- 2. IN PAIRS, DISCUSS THESE TOPICS:
- 3. WHAT IS HISTORY? OFFER A DEFINITION FOR THE SUBJECT WE CALL “HISTORY”.
- 4. WHAT DO OTHERS SAY? • a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events –Merriam- Webster • the study of or a record of past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, or subject – Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- 5. WHY DO WE STUDY HISTORY? • To know more about the roots of our current culture. Why is this important? • To learn about the mistakes of those who have gone before us. Why is this important? • To learn about human nature in general by looking at trends that repeat through history. Why is this important? • To learn historical facts. Why is this important? • To learn about how different factors shape society e.g. religion, greed, the intersection of different cultures, technology, etc. Why is this important?
- 6. WHY IS HISTORY IMPORTANT? In sum, we study history to learn about who we are—both our past and our present.
- 9. WHO INVESTIGATES HISTORY Oral Historians
- 12. HISTORY IS A MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED • Finding out about history is a lot like trying to solve a mystery… • You must look for clues. • You must interpret those clues • You must bring all the clues together to shed light on each other. • You must reinterpret each clue every time you find a new clue. • You must then try fill in the gaps and come to an educated conclusion.
- 13. SOURCES •Scholars call anything that gives us a clue about history “Sources.” •Sources fall into two major categories •Primary Sources, and, you guessed it, •Secondary Sources.
- 14. •Can you guess what is meant by primary source?
- 15. PRIMARY SOURCES A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.
- 16. PRIMARY SOURCES What are some examples of primary sources?
- 17. PRIMARY SOURCES •First-hand accounts of events
- 19. PRIMARY SOURCES •Artifacts an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
- 24. MORE EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY SOURCES •Diaries •Poetry •Personal Interviews •Government Documents •Autobiographies •Peer-reviewed journal articles of new findings •Photographs •Video •Etc.
- 25. SECONDARY SOURCES What do you think is meant by Secondary Source? A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event.
- 26. WHAT ARE INCLUDED AS SECONDARY SOURCES? • Textbooks • Encyclopedias • Magazine or news articles dealing with issues from the past
- 27. WHICH KIND OF SOURCE DO YOU THINK WE’LL BE LOOKING AT? Secondary!