What is history?

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What is history?

• History is the study of people and events of the
  past.

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Why do we study history?

• We study history so we can learn how events of
  the past created the world that we live in.
• Also, knowing history can help us make decisions
  about the future.

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History Professions

• Archaeologist person who studies the past by
• looking at what people
  left behind
• They often discover artifacts objects made
• by people.
• Common artifacts include tools, pottery,
  weapons, and jewelry.

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History Professions

• Paleontologist person who studies fossils
• to learn what the
  world
• was like long ago
• Fossils are the remains of plant and animal life
  that have been preserved from an earlier time.

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History Professions

• Anthropologist person who studies
• human culture and
  how it
• develops over time
• They study artifacts and fossils.
• They look for clues about what people valued and
  believed.

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Historical Research

• Primary Sources first hand pieces of evidence
• They were written or created by the people who
  saw or experienced an event.
• Examples diary/journal entries, letters,
  artwork, autobiographies

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Historical Research

• Secondary Sources created after an event
• They are created by people who were NOT
• part of the historical event.
• Examples biographies, textbooks, encyclopedias