1. Historical Perspective
How can we better understand the people of the past?

2. Perspective
There is an ocean of difference between current worldviews (beliefs, values and motivations) and those of earlier periods of history

4. Perspective
Presentism- present ideas and customs on people and events of the past
There is some value in applying the common experiences of humans present day and in the past (love, death, hunger)…but we cannot think like the past

6. Perspective
We must work hard to explain why an idea or belief generally accepted in the past may not be accepted today
We can “infer” how people felt and thought in the past by understanding the context (the time period or event) and by assessing evidence

9. Perspective
We can analyze how and why people acted in a particular time and why the actions of people today might be different
Here is the most important part: tension exists between conflicting ideas of the past and present day viewpoints about historic events
DO NOT APPLY PRESENT DAY VALUES TO EVENTS OR ATTITUDES OF THE PAST UNLESS YOU CAN PROVE THEY WERE SIMILAR

10. Names- 1920’s BOYS Robert John James William Charles GIRLS Mary
Dorothy
Helen
Betty
Margaret

11. Names- 1980’s BOYS Michael Christopher Matthew Joshua David GIRLS
Jessica
Jennifer
Amanda
Ashley
Sarah

12. Names 2000’s BOYS Jacob Michael Joshua Matthew Daniel GIRLS Emily
Madison
Emma
Olivia
Hannah