Sourcing
What is a primary source
created during the time being studied
What does point of view mean?
The way a person’s background, beliefs, and experiences influence how they understand and describe a historical event.
Is this historical context or geographic context?
-The event happened next to the river.
Name the enduring issue: The Roman Empire conquered many neighboring peoples and used its army to expand and maintain control over a huge territory
What is a secondary source?
Created later by someone analyzing the past.
Should you only look at one source when determining what happened at a historical event? Why?
No, need different point of views
Is this historical context or geographic context?
-The event happened on Friday at 5pm
Historical Context
Name the enduring issue: During the Atlantic slave trade, millions of Africans were forcibly taken from their homes and transported to the Americas.
Human Right Violations
How can you source a document? What strategies?
HIPPO/5 Ws (who, what, where, when, why)
What can impact point of view?
bias, emotion, preference
What is historical context? Include an example
The background information about the time, place, people, and events that helps us understand why a historical event happened.
Name the enduring issue: European explorers traveled across the Atlantic seeking wealth, resources, and new trade routes, leading to the movement of people between continents.
Migration
How do you know if a source is reliable?
Currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose
How does point of view affect history?
Determines which stories are told and how events are interpreted
What is geographic context? Include an example
understanding how the location, physical geography, and environment of a place influenced historical events.
Name the enduring issue: The Protestant Reformation challenged the authority of the Catholic Church and led to religious divisions and wars across Europe.
Conflict