History Revision

What is History?

• Who cares, it's in the past.

• It's a Mystery.

• The study of the past.

• My favourite subject.

Analysing _______strengthens our critical thinking skills.

• brains

• sources

• History

• thinking

A Historian ....

• can interpret information gathered from archaeological sites.

• is old and very smart.

• can travel through time.

• can remember a lot of information about the past.

This person excavates the ancient remains of people and where they lived.

• Anthropologist

• Researcher

• Archaeologist

• A dog

A historical source is ...

• a new condiment to put on your hot dog.

• dated.

• something that provides information about the historical topic you are studying.

• electrifying.

A primary source is ...

• the first one.

• anything created during the time of the historical event.

• the only type of source you can find.

• important.

A secondary source is ...

• totally unreliable, do not trust it.

• not as good as a primary source.

• made after the time period/event you are investigating.

• made 2nd.

The origin of a source includes ...

• the back story of its origins.

• who made it, when it was made, where it was made.

• originality.

• the meaning.

What is the context of a source?

• Primary and Secondary.

• Everything that makes a source.

• The meaning of a source.

• What’s happening around the time of the source was made.

What is the purpose of a source?

• To persuade, inform, educate, misinform. 

• To give you information.

• To show you the answer.

• To give a purpose.