WORLD HISTORY- Chapter 1 OUTLINE
- What is history?
- History is the study of past events. Studying history is important because it helps us learn about the present and decide what to do in the future.
- Historians-people who study history. Historians study the causes/reasons that something happened and the effects/results of the event.
- Measuring of Time:
- Decade: a group of 10 years
- Century: a group of 100 years
- Millennium: ten centuries or 1,000 years
- Era: large blocks of time:
- Prehistoric Era: up to 3500 B.C. (before people developed writing)
- Ancient History: 3500 B.C. to A.D. 500
- Middles Ages: A.D. 500-A.D. 1400
- Modern History: A.D. 1400-present
- Calendars-system for arranging days in order
- Julian Calender-
- Developed by Julias Cesar
- Very similar to our calendar today
- Gregorian Calendar-
- Developed by Pope Gregory XIII
- Based on an event of religious importance
- Most of the world uses this calendar
- Dating Events:
- B.C. – Before the Birth of Christ
- A.D.- latin for anno domini or the years after the birth of Christ
- Time Line- order of events within a period of time
- History & Science: historians use science to study the past.
- Archaeology: study the past by looking at what people left behind. They discover artifacts/objects left by people ie weapons, jewelry, tools, pottery.
- Paleontology: study of prehistoric times. They discover fossils- remains of plants and animals.
- Anthropology: the study of human culture and how it has developed over time. They study artifacts and fossils.
- How does a historian research and work?
- EVIDENCE: proof or indication that something is true.
- Primary source: firsthand pieces of evidence
- Secondary Source: created after an event. Created by people who were not part of the first event.
- Point of view-general attitude about people or life
- Bias: be careful of sources that are biased-unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events.
- Scholarly: concerned with academic learning or research
- Finite: limited; having boundaries
- Conclusion: final decision after examination of evidence
- Writing about history
- Step 1- Identify a topic
- When looking for data- distinguish fact from opinion
- Credentials- make sure your source is credible and an expert on the topic
- Internet:
- URL- address of an online resource
- .gov-a government entity. Most likely contains accurate data
- .edu-an educational entity (college or university.) Most likely accurate but many contain opinions. Be careful
- .org- a non-profit organization- May have biased information to support their cause.
- Plagiarize: present the idea or words of another person as your own.