Getting Ready: History

What is history?

• The study of all past events.

• The study of future events.

• The study of conflicts and issues from the past.

• The study of discoveries in the past.

The events that shape your life are your ________ history.

The events that shape the whole world are __________ history.

Match the following definitions:

• Secondary Source

• A document that analyzes a primary source.

• Hieroglyphics in the ancient pyramids.

• A document or artifact created at the time of the historical event.

• Primary Source

• An example of a primary source:

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Reasons why we study history

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(b) Not reasons why we study history.

• Because it is boring.

• To learn how society has evolved.

• To focus only on the future.

• Because of personal interest.

• So that we can make the same mistakes again.

• To help us make informed decisions in the future.

• To begin to understand the world we live in today.

This is a definition of what word?

a group of people who live in the same area and share common customs, laws, and organizations.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) What society involves

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(b) What society does not involve.

• Shared customs, laws, and organization.

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• A specific geographic location

• Only a specific sized group.

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• The rules people follow

• The relationship people have with others.

• The way people interact

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• Isolation or solitude

• The community you are a part of: friends, family, and neighbours.

Which aspect of society does this definition refer to?

This aspect describes social groups, relationships between people, living conditions, societal roles, and migration.

• Social

• Poltical

• Economic

• Territorial

Which aspect of society does this definition refer to?

This aspect describes political systems, who holds power and how they exercise it, and relations between societies (alliances and conflicts)

• Social

• Poltical

• Economic

• Territorial

Which aspect of society does this definition refer to?

This aspect describes the intellectual and practical innovations and advances that enable a society to deepen its scientific knowledge.

• Social

• Scientific

• Cultural

• Territorial