Understanding History Slide 2 Do Now: How do we study history?
Oral traditions (stories) Written history (documents) Artifacts
(objects from the past) Slide 3 Pre-History Time before history
(before writing was invented) Archaeologists study artifacts
(objects from the past Examples (fossils, bones, pottery, etc.)
Oral Tradition stories passed down by word of mouth Slide 4 Written
History Writing developed about 5,000 years ago (recorded
experiences) History written and other recorded events of people
Written records of human life and accomplishments to understand a
society or a civilization Slide 5 Examples of Written History
Primary sources records that were written at the time of the
historical event Newspapers Magazines News clips Video clips Tape
recordings Documents (Declaration of Independence, Constitution,
etc.) Personal papers (Diary, Passport, Birth Certificate,
Naturalization Papers, etc.) Slide 6 Slide 7 Examples of Written
History Continued Secondary sources records written about a
specific time in the past Encyclopedias Websites Books Movies
(Video clips) Textbooks Magazines Journals (Published works)
