You cannot understand people if you do not understand their past. You cannot understand our community if you do not know how it came to be. You cannot understand our _____ and _____ without history.

(a)  

People are hard to predict. History acts as a " (a)   ".

One of the few ways we can help predict the future behavior of such large groups of people. Those who understand history appreciate and understand multiple (a)   from all the people.

Jobs of the historian;

(a)  

Investigates the past, determines what happened, separates truth from falsehoods or misinterpretations, and separates out bias in historical writing to find the truth (or as close as possible).

(a)  

Tells the story of history to others, imparts lessons, morals, and other learning of history, and entertains and fascinates with the epic story of our history.

(a)  

Thinks and speculates on what was right and wrong, thinks about important questions and attempts to pull out meaning from history, and thinks on the lessons of the past and thinks about the future.

(a)  

Judges history and makes moral decisions. Example, was someone evil just misunderstood.

(a)  

What are the two different types of sources?

(a)  

First hand account and second hand information.

(a)  

Evidence from a time period or event.

(a)  

Someone else's interpretation of a time period or event.

(a)  

Autobiographies, diaries, documents, eyewitness accounts,

laws, letters, newspaper articles, speeches, maps,

artifacts, oral histories, photographs, film footage,

art music, and political cartoons.

(a)  

Examples, biographies, encycleopedias, history books, and textbooks.

(a)  

A type of editorial cartoon, is a graphic with caricatures of public figures, expressing the artist’s opinion.

An artist who writes and draws such images is known as an editorial cartoonist. They typically combine artistic skill, hyperbole, and satire in order to question authority and corruption.

(a)