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2014: You are here 2007: You entered school here This is a timeline. 2002: You were born here (most of you) We all live in the common era (CE). What happens.

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1 2014: You are here 2007: You entered school here This is a timeline. 2002: You were born here (most of you) We all live in the common era (CE). What happens to the year as we move forward in time?

2 This is also a timeline. 1770 CE: Boston Massacre 2014 CE: You are here 2000 BCE: Abraham found Judaism 1000 BCE: David becomes king of Israelites 1492 CE: Columbus sails 44 BCE: Julius Caesar is killed Notice that we can change the scale of the timeline, but space between events has to follow the scale.

3 Now, match the event to its place on the timeline. B. A. C. D. 14 CE: Augustus Octavian dies 1863 CE: Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln 3000 BCE: 1 st system of writing is invented 2001 CE: Bill Clinton leaves office 776 BCE: 1 st Olympics are held 1352 BCE: King Tut dies E.

4 Methods for “dating” information Scientific Dating Cultural Dating Gets exact date Done by doing experiments in a lab There are many methods to do this Radiocarbon dating Getting information by building on what is already known Ex. The Roman coin There are two ways to do this “Relative dating” “Absolute dating”

5 “Absolute” vs. “Relative” dating Absolute DatingRelative Dating Exact date of an object (can be a time period). Scientific dating only gets these results “This object is from ca. 1550 CE.” Compares two objects to determine the time period. “This object here is older than that object.”

6 TYPES OF HISTORICAL EVIDENCE WRITTEN SOURCES NON-WRITTEN SOUCES Historians must decide how to interpret ALL the evidence...When? Where? Why?

7 1. Letters 2. Autobiographies 3. Diaries 4. Speeches 5. Poems/Songs 6. Business records 7. Original maps/calendars 8. Photographs WRITTEN SOURCES PrimarySecondary 1. Textbooks 2. Encyclopedias 3. Articles & Paintings done after the event occurred 4. Most websites 5. Biographies

8 NON-WRITTEN SOURCES Oral Tradition FossilsArtifactsRuins 1. Legends 2. Myths 3. Beliefs passed on my word of mouth 4. Storytelling 5. Interviews REMAINS or IMPRINTS of: 1.Plants 2.Animals (Once alive) 1. Tools 2. Jewelry 3. Coins 4. Toys 5. Man- made weapons 1. Tombs 2.Monuments 3.Whole Cities

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