Chapter 1 Uncovering the Past

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Chapter 1Uncovering the Past
Historians and archaeologists study the people
and places of the past
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What is History ?

• History is the study of the past.
• Historians are interested in how people lived
  their daily lives. How and where did they work,
  fight, trade, farm, and worship? What did they
  do in their free time? What games did they play?

Step Pyramid
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What is Culture?

• Culture is the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and
  values of a group of people.

Walled city In Mesopotamia
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What is Archaeology?
Pieces were put together by an archaeologist

• Archaeology is the study of the past on what
  people left behind.
• They explore places where people once lived,
  worked, and fought.

Ancient Bat God
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What Are Fossils?

• A fossil is a part or imprint of something that
  was once alive.
• Bones and footprints are examples of fossils.

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What are Artifacts?

• Artifacts are objects created and used by humans.

What would the artifacts be in this this
picture?
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What is a Primary Source?

• A primary source is an account of an event
  created by someone who took part in or witnessed
  the event.

Donald Johansons discovery of Lucy would be
considered a primary source because he was
actually there when it happened.
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What is a Secondary Source

• It is information gathered by someone who did not
  take part in or witness the event.

This is a picture of one of Caesars battles. You
were not actually there so it would be
a secondary source.
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Summary

• Look in your book on page 11Summary and preview.
  
• Put the summary portion into your own words.

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