YEAR 7 history revision 1

HISTORY History is the study of the lives of different people in the past from the evidence they have left behind.

– A document that was created at the time being studied. Historical Evidence Primary Sources – A document that was created at the time being studied. Secondary Sources – A work of history written after the event has occurred.

Primary or Secondary Source? Painting of King Edward from 1061 ■ Diary of Princess Diana ■ Television document on the historical development in the UK ■ Letter from the Prime Minister Gordon Brown to President Bush ■ Photocopy of the front page of a London newspaper dated September 22, 1911. ■ A pair of Queen Victoria’s shoes

Primary or Secondary? A British historians story of the recent elections written in 1999. ■ Statistics on the number of people who have moved to the United Kingdom from 1900 -1913. ■ A map of Europe taken from the Internet. ■ Information from a textbook on World War 2

Primary or Secondary Answers Painting of King Edward from 1061 Primary ■ Diary of Princess Diana ■ Television document on the historical development in the UK Secondary ■ Letter from the Prime Minister Gordon Brown to President Bush ■ Photocopy of the front page of a London newspaper dated September 22, 1911. ■ A pair of Queen Victoria’s shoes

Primary or Secondary Answers A British historians story of the recent elections written in 1999. Secondary ■ Statistics on the number of people who have moved to the United Kingdom from 1900 -1913. Primary ■ A map of Europe taken from the Internet. ■ Information from a textbook on World War 2

What is an Anachronism? Anachronisms are things that are placed in the wrong time period. They crop up in pictures, or in writing, and are often the result of not researching a topic well.

Dinosaurs and humans never existed together, and were not played as musical instruments.

Spot the Anachronism! Look at the picture of a Roman Farm (next slide) What does not belong in Roman Times? Circle all the Anachronisms you can see! There are 7 you need to find.

How to write year Dates The year 84 AD is in the First Century AD. The year 1275 is in the Thirteenth Century AD. The year 2010 is in the Twenty-first Century AD. The year 36 BC is in the First Century BC. The year 654 BC is in the Seventh Century BC.

Can you always trust historical sources?

Can you always trust historical sources? THINK! What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?

rakA: fact or opinion? Mr Campbell is Head of the Secondary School. RAK Academy is the best school in the UAE. Mrs. Cormack teaches DT. Mr. Skinner is Head of Year 7. The Green Gazelles are the best House. The School was opened in 1974. Mr. Clarke is the best volleyball player. Mr. McCarthy is the most handsome teacher.

Can you always trust historical sources? Key Words: Reliable: can be trusted to be accurate or correct. Biased: unfair or one-sided opinion. Fact: something known to be true. Opinion: the view somebody takes about a certain issue, often based on personal judgement.

Is this a reliable source? Manchester United lost 4-0! “Arsenal were just lucky. Manchester United showed much more skill and were by far the better team. The referee was totally biased; he allowed three goals that were off-side and the penalty should never have been awarded. Arsenal only won because they cheated.” This is an account of a football match written by a Manchester United fan. Manchester United lost 4-0!

How can we tell if a historical source is reliable? Copy the following into your book: When deciding if a source is reliable, you must look at: who wrote/made the source when it was written/made why it was written (motive) whether it contains mainly fact or opinion

Key Terms Archaeology: the study of ancient cultures by looking at their remains, e.g. buildings, graves, tools, and other artefacts usually dug up from the ground. Archaeologist: someone who discovers evidence about ancient cultures by digging in the ground and then works out what happened in the past. Excavate: to dig in a place carefully in order to find objects of archaeological interest.

Inferencing Being a historian is like being a detective…we have to look at lots of different evidence to discover facts and reach a conclusion. An inference is an educated guess based on the evidence we have in front of us.

Inferencing: An educated guess What is Garfield thinking?

What do you remember about Pearl diving?Men getting ready to dive

Divers used ropes weighted with stones to get to the bottom.

Divers wore nose plugs

And sometimes cotton suits

The divers loved to sing on board the boats to keep morale high.

Dubai during the pearling days

Dubai in 1950’s

Dubai Today