Year 7 Skills and Concepts (Jac Plus 1.2)

What is the purpose of studying history according to the text?

• To learn about historical concepts only.

• To memorize dates and events.

• To discover how people of past societies were different from us.

• To discover through time, understand past societies, their actions and ideas, and how they brought about changes in their own world.

What does a historian try to understand and explain?

What is 'evidence' in the context of history?

• A person's point of view about historical events.

• The debate over how we interpret the past.

• The information we get from sources that is useful to our investigations about the past.

• The parts of life or society that have stayed the same over time.

What does 'perspective' mean in historical studies?

What is the significance of the concept 'continuity and change' in history?

What does the concept 'cause and effect' examine in history?

Why is 'significance' an important concept in history?

Why do some people consider it important to study history?

• To predict the future accurately

• To understand our heritage and where our ideas, languages, and laws come from

• To learn about modern technology

• To focus solely on future developments

What is one of the key responsibilities of archaeologists as mentioned in the text?

• Predicting future historical events

• Teaching history in schools

• Conservation work on historical sites like the Parthenon

• Building replicas of ancient monuments

According to the text, what might be a consequence of understanding the past?

• We can avoid repeating past mistakes and improve the future

• We can change the events that happened in the past

• We can live in the past rather than the present

• We can disregard the development of human societies