Thinking Like a Historian

When? Timelines – A diagram that shows the order of events within a period of time Chronological Order - Dates in order of time

Blocks of Time Periods – a portion of time Era – period of time marked by certain characteristics Milennium – 1,000 years Decades – 10 years Centuries – 100 years

Using Dates B.C. = before Christ B.C.E. = Before Common Era A.D. = After Death Anno Domini - “in the year of the Lord” C.E. – Common Era

Timelines

Timelines

Timelines Brainstorm! Think about your personal timeline! List 10 events (at LEAST) Can be historical events or personal events (do some of each) 4 before you were born 6 after you were born

Thinking Like a Historian Turn to pg. 119 Make observations Tell your neighbor

Is Everything History? Pre-History – the history of humans before the development of writing History – History of humans after the development of writing

Primary Sources A primary source is direct evidence of an event, idea, period or development. It is an oral (spoken), written, or created account from ACTUAL PARTICIPANTS or OBSERVERS of an event MAN MADE Examples: Official documents Speeches and interviews Diaries and letters Autobiographies Advertisements posters Relics or artifacts (tools, dishes, art, photographs, statues, videos or pictures)

Secondary Sources A secondary source studies primary sources The person creating it WAS NOT THERE, Not a witness Examples: A journal/magazine articles that interpret previous findings A history textbook a timeline!

How Do I Tell the Difference? Primary source: the person had to be there at the time the event happened Secondary source: studies and interprets the primary source