What is the study of the Earth, its land, water, people, and how they all connect?
Geography
What are the remains of people or animals that lived long ago, such as bones and teeth?
Fossils
What are elements that contribute to a peoples way of life called?
Culture
What are human made objects left behind, such as tools or weapons?
Artifacts
What did Mr. Fittanto do over the summer?
Concerts, Travel, Sports
What are the four cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
What is a source that comes directly from the past?
Primary Source
What is a source that is written about the past by people that weren't there?
Secondary Source
What is a source that is unwritten and passed down by word of mouth called?
Oral History
What is Media that uses History for entertainment sources called?
Non-Historical Sources
What is the difference between Continents and Oceans?
Continents are land, Oceans are water
What type of source is a spartan helmet? Is it a fossil or an artifact?
Primary Source. Artifact
What type of source is recording of Mr. Fittanto reading Theodore Roosevelt's speech, "Man in the Arena"
Secondary Source, Oral History
What type of source is Sue the T-Rex? Is she a fossil or an artifact?
Primary. Fossil
What type of source is the movie "Saving Private Ryan"?
Non-Historical Source
List four elements of culture
language, clothing, music, art, law, religion, government, family, and more.
Why might Non-Historical Sources be useful?
Can help us visualize what historical events might've been like
What type of source do you think is the most trustworthy? How about the least trustworthy?
Good Answer
What is the line that circles the Earth vertically?
Prime Meridian
What is the line that circles the Earth horizontally?
Equator
Name and point out the five oceans on a map
Atlantic, Pacific, Southern, Indian, Arctic
Name and point out the seven continents on a map
N/S America, Australia, Europe, Antarctica, Asia, Africa
Why should we care about what's happening in other countries?
We are global citizens. We live on the same planet as them, and interact more than we think.
Why do we learn history?
To both learn from and honor the past, and make sure we don't repeat mistakes. Also to understand where we come from
What's the difference between Anthropologists and Archaeologists?
Anthro- Modern Day Humans
Archae- Past Humans