Think Like A Historian
What is History?
the study of past events, people, and ideas to help us understand
What is Caricature?
An exaggerated depiction of a person.
This “exchange,” named for a 1492 voyager, describes the two-way transfer of plants, animals, and germs between the Old and New Worlds.
Columbian Exchange
What year was 9/11
2001
What does Mr. Patterson coach?
Basketball
What is a Historian?
Experts and professionals who dedicate their lives to studying the past
Who was the Spanish explorer to first make contact with NC
Juan Pardo
When did the Columbian Exchange begin?
1492
Two planes crashed hit the twin towers in what city?
New York
What does Mr. Patterson drink every morning?
Coffee
An argument/answer to a question for historians to make a point
"Hint" You do them every other day
Claim
Name one of the first three major families
Algonquians, Iroquoian, Siouan
This Old World disease devastated Indigenous populations in the Americas
Smallpox
(Measles/Flu)
How many plane crashes happened on 9/11?
4
Where did Mr. Patterson teach before SWA?
TMSA
What is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?
First-hand accounts to information vs an analysis of a source
What were three crops planted together? Considered the three sisters?
Corn, Beans, and Squash
Reintroduced by the Spanish, this animal transformed transportation and hunting for many Plains peoples.
Horse
One of the plane crashes landed in Pennsylvania. What was its original target?
The White House
When is Mr. Patterson getting married?
What are the four words all historians live by?
Artifact, Observe, Identify, Analyze
When did the Spanish first make contact in NC
1566
Grown in the Caribbean and Brazil, this Old World crop powered plantation economies and the expansion of slavery.
Sugar Cane
Created in 2002 to coordinate national security, this Cabinet department later included the TSA.
Department of Homeland Security
What is the Occupation of Mr. Patterson's fiancée?
Teacher