1. “Understanding History” Lesson 1
Stripes Social Studies

2. The Big Picture History is _____
story of the past.
History is _____
Those who study history are called _____
They study
___ daily life
___
To study historians use ____
historians
events that have changed the world
sources

3. History All Around Oral history ___ Artifacts are __
Passing on history by word of mouth;
people remembering the past
Oral history ___
Artifacts are __
Objects made by someone in the past.

4. Different Sources Primary sources Secondary sources
materials that were created
During the time under
study
records of the past based
on studies of
primary sources.
What do these items have in common?
How did one evolve from the other?

5. Putting All Together Draw conclusions The voice of the people
Historians are detectives examining the evidence of the past.
Scientists are also historians or help-made.
Make decisions
Evaluate

6. What is archeology? The study of remains of past cultures
Excavations are digs.
Instruments of excavation
Discover
Identify
Save remains
Means
X-rays
tests
Tying together the artifacts or clues to determine how people lived.

7. The Iceman of the Alps

8. Iceman of the Alps Where was the Iceman found? How old was the Iceman?
Austrian Alps
Where was the Iceman found?
How old was the Iceman?
Who found him?
How?
Where are the Alps?
Near what countries was he found?
What artifacts were found with the
Iceman?
Who was the archeologist?
5300 years old
Erika and Helmut Simon
While they were hiking
Mountains linking
Austria, Switzerland,
Italy and France
In Europe
Knife, ax,
flint, bow,
quiver,
dried
mushrooms,
medicines
Konrad Spindler

9. Artifacts A fur cap with a chin-strap, shaped like a truncated cone.
A garment which is like a knee-length shirt made of untanned furs but sleeveless and roughly like a poncho in construction.
A belt and a loincloth of thin leather.
Leggings with straps at the tops to hang from belt and tabs to insert into the tops of shoes to hold the bottoms down.
Shoes of leather with straps and grass stuffing for warmth.
A cloak made of plaited grass.

10. Prehistory – Evidence of daily life
The time BEFORE writing was developed there.
Only primary sources found--Found with the tools and clothes he wore, not in an actual tomb or artifacts.
Wheat
Pollen (alder or pine trees) helped determine time of year of death

11. What did we learn from The Iceman?
What did he do for a living?
What was his name?
Why was he hiking?
Why that season of the year?
How is he like Anne Frank?
What is the difference?
How does one person tell us about a whole culture?

12. Journal Topic
If you were found 5000 years from now, what conclusions could be drawn about this period of time from finding you in your bedroom?