Geographer: Herodotus

The events in Herodotus' book may not have happened exactly as he recorded them.

Herodotus didn't change anything about the way history was written.

The events in Herotodus' book definitely happened exactly as he recorded them.

The way events of history were documented as a list

The way the past was recorded by providing explanations for the causes of historical events

Explaining the role of gods controlling historical events

Documenting myths and legends

The construction of the Great Pyramids

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The First Olympic Games

The Persian Wars

They achieved an unexpected victory

They were captured by the Persians

They suffered a heroic defeat

They successfully defended Greece

Combining different kinds of evidence

Google

Libraries

Autopsy or "seeing for oneself"

A viral video

The Greeks increased their power and influence

He became famous for talking in public for 4 hours straight

The Greeks were weak and lost their power and influence

That type of information might be inaccurate (false, lies, fake, etc)

I shouldn't avoid this information because even though people have been making similar mistakes for thousands of years, I can't learn anything from these old people who didn't even have computers or cars.

That type of information might confirm what I already believe is true, so I can trust that my beliefs and the information are both accurate.

I should avoid believing this information until I see or hear the same thing from a reliable source because people have been making similar mistakes related to information literacy for thousands of years.

The Father of History

The History GOAT

Jedi Master of History

The Father of Lies