Year 7 HASS Historical Concepts

The concept of perspective refers to:

• Looking into the future

• Understanding the past

• Contextual information

• Differing points of view

Why is perspective important?

• It helps us understand the past from their point of view

• It provides evidence of the past.

• It helps us understand the past from our point of view

• It is a primary source.

Continuity and Change refers to the idea that…

• No parts of society stay the same, everything changes over time.

• Society continues the same way it always has.

• Changes in history are always bad.

• Some things change while others stay the same.

If heavy rain over many weeks is the ‘cause’ what is the likely 'effect'?

• Severe flood damage

• Tsunami

• Global warming

• WWI

What are the two main categories of historical evidence?

• First and secondary sources

• Secondary and tertiary sources

• A newspaper article and a speech

• Primary and secondary sources

Empathy is otherwise known as…

• Looking at things from someone else's perspective.

• Understanding the past

• The results and consequences of outcomes.

• The ability to walk in someone else's shoes.

How do we identify the significance of an event in the past?

• Its impact, importance to people at the time, effects felt today, how many people it effected.

• Population statistics

• Amount of births, deaths and marriages during the time period.

• Geographical location

What does contestability mean?

• Historians agreeing over the facts of the past.

• Historians arguing whether or not a piece of evidence is considered a primary or secondary source.

• Historians assessing the same set of evidence and coming to different conclusions.

• Different geographical locations that evidence is found in.

This is a primary source. True or False?

(a)  

This isn't a secondary source. True or false?

(a)