The document provides an overview of what history and geography are. It defines history as the study of the past and historians as people who study how others lived through areas like work, warfare, trade, farming and worship. Geography is defined as the study of physical land features and climate (physical geography) and the study of human populations, culture and travel patterns (human geography). The document also distinguishes between primary and secondary sources for understanding history.

1. Unit 1
Studying
History

2. What is
History?
History is the study of the past.
A person that studies history is
called a Historian
Historians are interested in how
people lived their daily lives. How
did they work, fight, trade, farm,
and worship.
Historians study the past to
understand people's culture, or the
knowledge, beliefs, customs, and
values of a group of people.
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3. Archaeology
It is the study of the past based on
what people left behind.
Archaeologists explore places
where people once lived, worked,
or fought.
They can find things like jewelry,
dishes, or weapons.
Archaeologists examine the objects
that were found to learn what they
can tell from the past.
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4. Understanding
History
The main reason people want to understand the past is
because it helps us to understand the world today.
It can help us to understand other people—their
beliefs, values, and ways of life
We rely on a variety of sources to learn about history
A fossil is a part of imprint of something that was once alive
◦ Bones and footprints preserved in rock are examples of fossils
Artifacts are objects created by and used by humans
-can include coins, arrowheads, tools, toys, and pottery
People kept written records of history through stone pillars, stamped
into clay tablets, scribbled on turtle shells, typed with typewriters.

5. Primary v Secondary Sources
Primary
◦ Its an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed
the event
◦ Examples: treaties, letters, diaries, laws, court documents
Secondary
◦ Information gathered by someone who did not witness or take part in the
event
◦ It is second-hand information
◦ Examples: textbooks, journal articles, and encyclopedias

6. Geography
Geography is the study of physical and natural
features (mountains, rivers, etc)
Physical Geography—is the study of the earth's
land and features
◦ Physical geographers study the natural features of
the land's surface
◦ Physical geographers also study climate—pattern
of weather conditions over a long period of time
Human geography—the study of the earth's
people, including their way of life, homes and
cities, beliefs, and travels
◦ Human geographers study all things people and
culture

7. Geography
Location is the exact description of a place. No two places on the earth are exactly alike.
Location allows geographers to study locations to determine the effects that it has on different
populations
◦ Exact
◦ Relative
A region is an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas
(forests, grasslands, different climates, mountains)