Historical Facts
According to the historian Arnold Toynbee, "history" means storytelling (true or false)...
False. Historian Arnold Toynbee defined "history" as investigation.
A Biography written about the life of President Obama during his time in the White House.
Secondary Source - (Biography -- written by someone else)
The last step in the inquiry process is...
conclusion.
information that can be used to prove a statement or support a conclusion
evidence
What is history, and how do we study it?
Our Essential Question this week !!!!! :)
How were historians able to translate the Rosetta Stone?
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics: the formal writing system used in ancient Egypt
a document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred
primary source
An artifact is an example of evidence
fact
a personal leaning or a preference for a particular outlook
bias
Name Three oceans...
answers may vary....
These are subject to change based on the discovery of new evidence, which might change the context of the evidence
Historical Interpretations
a document or other record of past events created by someone who was not present during the events or the time period in which they occurred
secondary source
sequence of events is always related to cause and effect
opinion
the laws and regulations that determine how problems can be solved in response to social issues
public policy
the order in which events occur, or the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur
chronology
_____ is the study of the past. It is a way of making sense of the world. It is an academic discipline. It is a combination of facts and interpretations of facts. It is also an ongoing argument that changes with new evidence and new thinking.
History!
A journal scribed by one of Julius Caesar's slaves about what he saw during the fall of the Roman Empire.
Primary Source.
artifacts seen in an image of the Longmen Grottes in Luoyang, China are useful to historians because they help give them a glimpse of the lives of Chinese Buddhist
fact
the position that researchers take about a particular topic, based on the evidence that they have gathered
argument
An early step in the process of inquiry might include
an observation.
This artifact contained a copy of a decree, or official order, passed in 196 B.C.E. by a council of Egyptian priests. It celebrates the anniversary of the coronation of Ptolemy V Epiphanes as king of Egypt. It is written in three scripts.
The Rosetta Stone
A stone found in Pompeii showing the effect of the historical volcanic eruption.
Primary Source
great starting points for a compelling question is a good argument.
opinion
a question that does not have a simple or direct answer, but which requires some thought and investigation to answer
compelling question
The seven continents are:
Asia
Antartica
Europe
North America
South America
Australia
Africa