Why study history
What is the definition of history?
The study of people, places, and events from the past
How do historians learn about the past?
Sources, timeline, perspective, and evidence
A diary written by someone in the civil war: Primary or Secondary?
Primary
What is oral history?
History shared by word of mouth, like interviews or stories
Where do your backpacks go?
Against the wall under the agenda board.
Why is important to study history?
To understand how people lived and how the world has changed.
What is the job of a historian?
To study and interpret the past
A biography about Harriet Tubman: Primary or Secondary?
Secondary
Who can share oral history?
Elders, family members, eyewitnesses, or community members.
How must you behave before you can leave the room?
In a seat, quite, floors clean, dismissed by teacher.
What can history teach us about the present?
It helps us learn from past mistakes and understand current events
What is a source?
Something that gives information about the past.
A newspaper article from 1776: Primary or Secondary
Primary
Why is oral history valuable?
It gives personal experiences and stories not always written down.
What to do during a fire drill?
Calmly and quickly leave the classroom and line up against the lockers waiting for the teacher to lead you out.
What do we call people who study history?
Historian
What does it mean to evaluate a source?
To think about how trustworthy and useful it is.
A textbook about Ancient Egypt: Primary or Secondary?
Secondary
What is one limitation of oral history?
People may forget or change details over time.
Use them for their correct usage, return to their correct home, return them in the same condition that you found them in.
Name one way history connects to other subjects?
Geography, science, literature, etc..
Why is it important to ask questions when studying history?
To better understand what happened and why
Define a primary source.
A source created by someone who was there to see or experience it firsthand.
What should a historian do when using oral history?
Compare it with other sources and evaluate its reliability
How to put away your notebook?
Neatly, not thrown, vertically, in the correct crate.