How Do We Study History?

the study of things that people made, used, and left behind.

• Archaelogy

• History

• Anthropology

• Cartographer

Excavation (digging up artifacts), Classification (identify what they are/used for) and Reconnaissance (finding where they are located).

• Physical Anthropology

• Cultural Anthropology

• Archeology

• Phases of Archeology

the study of human beings and their cultures. It can tell us about prehistoric cultures.

• Archeology

• History

• Anthropology

• Cartographer

examines human cultures. It tells us about societies.

• Cultural Anthropology

• Anthropology

• Archeology

• Physical Anthropology

studies physical features of humans. It explains how humans fit into nature.

• Cultural Anthropology

• Archeology

• Physical Anthropology

• History

an account of the past.

• Archeology

• History

• Anthropology

• Cartographer

someone who studies history. They look for evidence from the past.

• Archeologist

• Anthropologist

• Historian

• Cartographer

a graphical representation of the earth in two dimensional form. 2-D

• Map

• Globe

• Scale

• Key

a graphical representation of the earth in three dimensional form. 3-D

• Map

• Globe

• Compass Rose

• Map Key

a symbol to show the cardinal directions.

• Map

• Globe

• Compass Rose

• Map Key/Legend