What is History? PPECS

A science that tries to understand past events is called_________

• Physics

• Chemistry

• History

• Biology

History is the study of the past.

• True

• False

A person who studies the past is an:

• police officer

• store owner

• historian

History is....

• What's happening now

• What happened in the past

• What is going to happen

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

An eye witness to an event will always be the most reliable source

• False
• True

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

What is an artifact?

• An object made by a person.

• Bones of living things.

• Plant remains.

• Facts about artwork.

How do historians learn bout people who lived in the earliest historical eras?

• Look at artifacts.

• Read diaries of cavemen.

• Watch videos from Netflix.

• Eat chicken noodle soup.