1. Thinking Like a Historian

2. Thinking Like a Historian
Make observations from Page 119 in History Alive!

3. When? Chronological Order - Dates in order of when the event happened
Timelines – A diagram that shows the order of events within a period of time
Sections evenly spaced
Labels events

4. Blocks of Time Periods – a portion of time
Eras – period of time marked by certain characteristic
Decades – 10 years
Century – 100 years

5. Timelines We use dates B.C. = before Christ A.D. = anno Domini
In Latin – means “the year of the Lord”
To date events that happened BEFORE the birth of Christ (or B.C.), historians count backward from A.D. 1 (there is no year 0)
To date events after the birth of Christ (or A.D.), historians count forward, starting at 1 A.D.
B.C.E. and C.E. – Common Era

6. Turn to page 533 in Ancient Civilizations
Timelines
Turn to page 533 in Ancient Civilizations

7. Brainstorm your personal timeline!
Timelines
Brainstorm your personal timeline!

8. Primary Sources What is a PRIMARY SOURCE?
A primary source is direct evidence of an event, idea, period or development.
It is an oral or written account from ACTUAL PARTICIPANTS or OBSERVERS of an event
THEY WERE THERE
Examples:
Official documents
Speeches and interviews
Diaries and letters
Autobiographies
Advertisements and posters
Physical objects (tools, dishes, art, photographs, statues, videos or pictures)

9. Secondary Sources What is a SECONDARY SOURCE?
A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources
The person writing/creating it WAS NOT THERE
They did not witness the event with their own eyes
Examples:
A journal/magazine articles that interpret previous findings
A history textbook

10. 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