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How do we learn about the past?
At School?
How do your find out what’s going on…
In the World?
To the parent of..
Find EvidenceWritten SourcesArtifacts Media
Multiple sourcesAuthenticate sourcesAnalyze author’s intent
But…How do we know this information is accurate?
Primary SourcesFirsthand accounts
of events/peopleDocuments, photos,
letters, diaries, etc
Created by people who didn’t (or couldn’t) witness event
Biographies, textbooks, Internet, etc
Written Sources
Secondary Sources
Media: information sources
ObjectsAnything
created/used by humans
Art, tools, weapons, etc
Preserved organic (natural) matter
Human, animal, or plant remains
Artifacts
Fossils
Anthropology—the study of humanity, how past and present cultures live Culture—a people’s way of life (Beliefs, values,
social classes, art, language, tradition, etc…)Archeology—study of past cultures using
artifacts left behindHistory—study of past societies/events,
primarily using written records
Who is doing all of this?
What kind of evidence is this?What does this object reveal about its owner? What does it say about the society it came
from?What can we speculate (educated guess
based on evidence) about the values, traditions, society, people, climate, etc of where this object can from?
Asking the right questions…
If an object is unfamiliar: What is the possible function of this item? Why might it have been used?Who might have used it?
Beware of: Assumptions: guesses made without evidenceMultiple Perspectives: 2 people can see one
object in different waysBias: Making a judgment based on YOUR
preferences or beliefs
But what if you’re not sure?
“Good Effort, Sam, but it was a water jug!”