The importance of
history
Why history matters?
History teaches and reinforces what we believe in, what we stand for, and what we ought to be willing to stand up for. History is about life - human nature and all its trials and failings and noblest achievements.
-Howard Zinn
James Lowen wrote:
"
.. history is important . More than any other topic, it is about us . Whether one deems our present society wondrous or awful or both, history reveals how we arrived at this point . Understanding our past is central to our ability to understand ourselves and the world around us"
Why do we study history?
To understand the present
Cultural awerness
Identify "red flags"
Citizenship
What skills do we learn by studying history?
Recognize and understand change over
time
Recognize and evaluate different viewpoints
Understand and appreciate the complexity of human experience
Evaluate evidence
Understand the causal relationship between historical events
Strengthen problem solving skills
oral history
Oral Histories are often collected by family members, historians or others who interview older people in an attempt to document events and lives that might otherwise be forgotten
Oral History is the collection of living people's stories about their own experiences
Oral Histories can be collected and preserved by taking notes during an interview or by electronically recording an interview
SECONDARY SOURCES
VS
A secondary source is an opinion, description, evaluation, summary, or interpretation of a past event by someone who wasn't actually there.
PRIMARY SOURCES
A primary source is a document or object written or created by someone who was involved in or witnessed an event first-hand
An Artifact is:
- Any object made by human beings, especially for subsequent use
- A handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery, characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, especially such and object found at an archaeological excavation
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The importance of
history
Why history matters?
History teaches and reinforces what we believe in, what we stand for, and what we ought to be willing to stand up for. History is about life - human nature and all its trials and failings and noblest achievements.
-Howard Zinn
James Lowen wrote:
" .. history is important . More than any other topic, it is about us . Whether one deems our present society wondrous or awful or both, history reveals how we arrived at this point . Understanding our past is central to our ability to understand ourselves and the world around us"
Why do we study history?
To understand the present
Cultural awerness
Identify "red flags"
Citizenship
What skills do we learn by studying history?
Recognize and understand change over time
Recognize and evaluate different viewpoints
Understand and appreciate the complexity of human experience
Evaluate evidence
Understand the causal relationship between historical events
Strengthen problem solving skills
oral history
Oral Histories are often collected by family members, historians or others who interview older people in an attempt to document events and lives that might otherwise be forgotten
Oral History is the collection of living people's stories about their own experiences
Oral Histories can be collected and preserved by taking notes during an interview or by electronically recording an interview
SECONDARY SOURCES
VS
A secondary source is an opinion, description, evaluation, summary, or interpretation of a past event by someone who wasn't actually there.
PRIMARY SOURCES
A primary source is a document or object written or created by someone who was involved in or witnessed an event first-hand
An Artifact is:
MAP essentials
Most maps have these parts, which help you read and understand the information presented
Political Cartoon
A political cartoon is a cartoon that makes a point about a political issue or event. You cand find them in any daily newspaper, but they won't be in the comic section. Instead, look on the editorial pages.
Finished!