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21 Cards in this Set
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What is history according to your textbook? |
It is the knowledge of the past. |
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Why do we study history? |
It influences us in ways we are not even aware of. |
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What are some influences in the past that we encounter every day? |
Place names, personal names, language, and values and beliefs. |
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Why do we think organizations need memories? Schools, Families? |
It helps us define who we are, and it's so we don't make the same mistakes. |
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What do we do when we are thinking historically?(8) |
1.Never know the past directly. 2.see the past through records. 3.past different from future. 4.we accept that we can't understand everything 5.any statement is only as good as the evidence. 6.diferences between past and interpretations. 7.forces that shape people's interpretations. 8.we question the past. |
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Name 2 places where historians can go for records, identify what kinds of records are kept at each 2 places. |
1.Museums(models of photos and real things that happened 2.Archives(collections of visual and oral records) |
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What 2 types of records do historians use?Give an example of each kind of record. |
Primary. ex, diary or photograph Secondary. ex,the social studies text book we are using right now. |
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How are historical facts organized, why are they organized like this? |
in documents, because it keeps them organized and you always know where to find them. |
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Is history just a matter of opinion? |
no, history is the known facts, and you have got to have evidence. |
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What do archaeologist do? |
their the person that study's the artifacts. |
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How do archaeologist work? |
they dig up artifacts and evidence and document everything. |
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What are the 2 recent technologies that archaeologist use in their work? |
-aerial photography -DNA testing |
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Are civilizations the same thing as society's? |
No, civilizations have to have a central government, while society's don't. |
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How does the government affect our life? |
they create laws that can affect us in negative and positive ways. |
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What does language do? |
it helps us communicate and connect. |
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What is culture? |
societies way of life. |
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What are 3 elements of culture? |
-knowledge -values -institutions |
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what are the past's 2 cultures? |
-upper class rulers -ordinary people |
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What do Canadian citizens see as important? 7 |
-who is the government. - how the government is chosen -what rights people have -multiculturalism -what are the powers of the government -how are these powers limited and controlled -who forms government |
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How are we citizens of the globe? |
countries working together to solve problems. |
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Process historians use to investigate the past? |
read a sampling of documents from that time period, then they think and discuss it. |
