Unit 1 Lesson 1 Social Studies wkst

What is chronological order?

• putting the events in the order they happened in

• the reason that something happened

• what happened because of what happened

Why is chronological order important?

• It's important to make sure historians report the information they find in the correct order.

• It's important to study the past to answer specific questions.

• It's important to do research to answer questions.

What questions do historians ask?

• What happened?

• Who was involved?

• When did it take place?

• How did it happen?

• Why did it happen?

Why would historians' questions be important?

• So we are better at understanding how things have come to happen in our world.

• So they can look at primary and secondary sources.

• So they can pay close attention to cause and effect.

A recording of an event by the people who saw or were there when it happened is a __________ __________.

• primary source

• secondary source

Something that was written by a person who was not at the event when it took place is a __________ __________.

• primary source

• secondary source

Which is an example of a primary source?

• diaries

• biographies

• magazines

Which is an example of a secondary source?

• textbooks

• video recordings

• speeches

History is all about __________.

• the study of the past

• the study of the present

• the study of the questions

A historian is a person who studies __________.

• the past and provides information about events, places, activities, and periods of time

• the present, the past, and the future

• the cause and the effect