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Defining History and Its Importance.
The document discusses the definition and significance of history, highlighting its role in understanding culture and human nature through the study of past events. It differentiates between primary and secondary sources, explaining that primary sources provide direct evidence from the time under study, while secondary sources analyze these primary sources. Various types of primary sources, such as artifacts and historical documents, are provided as examples to illustrate this concept.
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- 1. WHAT IS HISTORY E.Kent Rogers
- 2. IN PAIRS, DISCUSSTHESE TOPICS:
- 3. WHAT IS HISTORY? OFFERA DEFINITION FOR THE SUBJECT WE CALL “HISTORY”.
- 4. WHAT DO OTHERSSAY? • a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events –Merriam- Webster • the study of or a record of past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, or subject – Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- 5. WHY DO WESTUDY HISTORY? • To know more about the roots of our current culture. Why is this important? • To learn about the mistakes of those who have gone before us. Why is this important? • To learn about human nature in general by looking at trends that repeat through history. Why is this important? • To learn historical facts. Why is this important? • To learn about how different factors shape society e.g. religion, greed, the intersection of different cultures, technology, etc. Why is this important?
- 6. WHY IS HISTORYIMPORTANT? In sum, we study history to learn about who we are—both our past and our present.
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- 9. WHO INVESTIGATES HISTORY OralHistorians
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- 12. HISTORY IS AMYSTERY TO BE SOLVED • Finding out about history is a lot like trying to solve a mystery… • You must look for clues. • You must interpret those clues • You must bring all the clues together to shed light on each other. • You must reinterpret each clue every time you find a new clue. • You must then try fill in the gaps and come to an educated conclusion.
- 13. SOURCES •Scholars call anythingthat gives us a clue about history “Sources.” •Sources fall into two major categories •Primary Sources, and, you guessed it, •Secondary Sources.
- 14. •Can you guesswhat is meant by primary source?
- 15. PRIMARY SOURCES A primarysource is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.
- 16. PRIMARY SOURCES What aresome examples of primary sources?
- 17. PRIMARY SOURCES •First-hand accountsof events
- 19. PRIMARY SOURCES •Artifacts an objectmade by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
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- 24. MORE EXAMPLES OFPRIMARY SOURCES •Diaries •Poetry •Personal Interviews •Government Documents •Autobiographies •Peer-reviewed journal articles of new findings •Photographs •Video •Etc.
- 25. SECONDARY SOURCES What doyou think is meant by Secondary Source? A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event.
- 26. WHAT ARE INCLUDEDAS SECONDARY SOURCES? • Textbooks • Encyclopedias • Magazine or news articles dealing with issues from the past
- 27. WHICH KIND OFSOURCE DO YOU THINK WE’LL BE LOOKING AT? Secondary!