PPT-Historians at Work – How We Find Out About the Past

1 The Job of the Historian WHAT YOU WILL LEARN At the end of this chapter you should understand What is history The work of the historian and the use of historical methods Different types of sources and evidence. Culture Historians use a variety of methods to help them answer questions about what happened in the past Culture Historians examine evidence and draw conclusions as they answer historical questions Understanding the Past ESSENTIAL QUESTION What que Subtract the Date of Joining if it is before 15111995 from 15111995 duly rounding the service in years Find out the salary as on 15111995 as to wh ether it is upto Rs2500 or more than Rs2500 Accordingly locate the past service bene fit from the tabl American Historical Review. Comparative Studies in Society and History. Journal of American History. Journal of Modern History. Past & Present. Statistical tables and graphs per 1000 pages of articles: five top-cited history journals, 1945-2009. How Historians Work. Historiography. Ideas and methods that historians use to research and present history. Like detectives investigating modern day crimes…. Evidence. Sources. Historians look for evidence to answer questions. MTL TPTL MITL MTLF TPTLF MTL+Past MITL+Past interval-basedsemantics MTL TPTL MITL MTLF TPTLF MTL+Past MITL+Past pointwisesemantics Figure1:Summaryofourexpressivenessresults(dashededgesindicatefolkresu Chapter 1, Lesson 2. What is Evidence?. Evidence. – Something that shows proof or indication that something is true.. May be material objects, such as documents or soldier’s uniform.. Primary and Secondary Sources.  . Introduction. Assessment. Basic Knowledge Pre Test. Continents and Oceans Test. Timeline assignment. Quiz. 1. North America, 2. South America, 3. Africa, 4. Europe, 5. Asia, 6. Antarctica, 7. Australia . What You Will Learn…. In this chapter you will learn how historians study the ancient world to unlock the mysteries of the past. In this photo a diver examines an ancient jar off the coast of Israel.. L/O – To explore how historians find out about the past and decide why evidence is so important. Starter. – In your books, brainstorm ways in which we can find out about the past. Doing History: Using Evidence. American Historical Review. Comparative Studies in Society and History. Journal of American History. Journal of Modern History. Past & Present. Statistical tables and graphs per 1000 pages of articles: five top-cited history journals, 1945-2009. Where does our information come from?. Archaeological evidence. Remains of people & animals. Artifacts (human-made objects). Oral history (history that is passed on without being written down). Primary documents. Chapter 1, Lesson 4. Final Lesson. Objective. To learn what methods historians use to study the past.. What approaches do Historians use to examine past events?. Find patterns in past events. Look for causes and effects that explain how and why events happened. Warm Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =-QopdZ7G8ww Who was to blame for the breakdown of the Grand Alliance? L/O – To discuss and evaluate the role played by various factors in the outbreak of the Cold War What is Art?. For most . of art history, an artistic object like a painting or sculpture was considered quite different from . a work . of craftsmanship, such as a piece of furniture or a decorative plate. .