1. Objectives 1.Identify who describes history and how.

2. Who studies history? Identify the following terms: artifact prehistory Anthropologists technology Historians culture

4. Archeologists Scientists who work like detectives and uncover artifacts to learn about people.

5. Anthropologists Study the culture and way of life of a group of people.

6. Historians They try to put the puzzle pieces together.

8. Paleontologists Study fossils and other evidence of early life preserved in rocks.

9. You

10. How do we study history? We look at clues from the past. All the clues can be placed into two categories of a historical record.

11. Evidence Primary Source: Secondary Source:

12. Primary Source vs. Secondary Source PrimarySecondary Original artworkCritique of the artwork Slave diaryBook about underground railroad PoemBook critique of the poem Video tape of a performance Biography about a person

13. Primary or Secondary World History text book? Recorded speech of President Kennedy? Web site about the assassination of Kennedy? Pictures of hieroglyphics? Book about translating hieroglyphics? Diary of WWI soldier? Book about WWI?

14. “Mindwalk Activity” List as many activities as you can remember participating in during the past 24 hours. For each activity on your list write down what evidence might have been left behind.

15. Answer the following questions: Which of your daily activities were most likely to leave evidence behind and preserved for the future. What would a future historian be able to tell about your life and your society based on your daily activities preserved for the future.

16. Writing Response Write a paragraph answering the following question. If future archaeologists had the evidence above what could they conclude about your life? What might the evidence tell archaeologists about your family, community, region, and nation?

17. How do we study history? Artifacts: Team Activity: “Ancient Artifacts”

18. Artifact activity What might the object have been used for? What does artifact suggest about their abilities? Were they technologically advanced? What climate might they have been in? What caused their disappearance if evident? What name will you give the artifact?