Time Periods
What time period came first: Prehistory or Ancient History?
Prehistory
Which civilization built pyramids?
Ancient Egypt
How many types of historical sources have we studied.
Four types.
What do we learn about when we study history.
We learn about the past.
What is the past tense of “play”?
played
Which time period started when people invented writing?
Ancient History
What is a civilization?
A big group of people who live together with laws, jobs, and culture.
A photo, a painting, and a video are what kind of source?
Visual source
What can we use to learn about history?
Books, museums, monuments, documentaries, photos, etc. (historical sources)
What is the past tense of “watch”?
watched
Which time period had castles, knights, and hand-written books?
Choose any civilization and tell me one thing they invented.
Romans: roads, Mesopotamia: writing, etc.
What type of source is a monument like: la Alhambra, la Almudena, or la Puerta de Alcalá?
Physical source.
Tell me one thing you have learned about history this unit.
For example: I learned about the historical sources, etc.
Make a sentence in past tense using the verb “visit.”
For example: We visited a museum.
Name an invention from the EARLY Modern Age
Telescope, piano, calculator, printing press, etc.
Choose any 3 time periods and give an example of a civilization from each one.
Prehistory: none, Ancient History: Ancient China, Middle Ages: Vikings, Early Modern Age: Spanish Empire, Modern Age: British Empire
Name all four historical sources and give an example of each one.
Visual: painting, Oral: plays, Written: books, Physical: Monuments.
Why is it important to learn about different perspectives?
For example: It helps us understand how people thought and lived.
Fill the blank: “People ______ to hunt for their food.” (need)
People needed to hunt for their food.
Put the time periods in order from oldest to newest.
Prehistory, Ancient History, Middle Ages, Early Modern Age, Modern Age.
Choose one civilization and explain what you know about it.
For example: The Ancient Romans lived in Italy and across Europe. They lived in Ancient History. They fought in a lot of wars. They invented many things like: roads, newspapers, new ways of building.
Why are historical sources important?
Because they give us information about the past...Because they help us learn about the past
How can knowing history help us make better choices today?
We learn from past problems and successes to do better in the future.
Fix this sentence: “People work in farms long ago.”
People worked in farms long ago.