Why History Matters

__________ is the study of the past.

• History

• Geography

• Archaeology

• Pastory

What is history?

• the past

• the study of every event, action, or thought that have occured in the past.

• whatever interests you

History is a study of the...

• Everything

• Past

• Present

• Future

Who are historians?

• People who study history

• People who make history

• People who study science

• People who make science

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A sequence of events in time are called a

• chronology

• artifact

• question

• sourcing

History is important because?

• We can learn from past mistakes
• We can learn about other cultures
• We know what happened in the past
• All of the above

Firsthand pieces of evidence are...

• secondary sources

• third sources

• primary sources

• biased sources

What is a secondary source?

• A source created during the period the historian is investigating
• source from a secondary school textbook
• a reconstruction of the past by people living at a later time
• a visual source

Secondary Sources are always more reliable than primary sources

• True
• False

A document or written work created after an event

• secondary source

• evidence

• point of view

• primary source