The story of the past based on evidence

5 types of sources

A source from the time being studied

A source from after the time being studied

Viewpoint based on personal opinion or prejudice

False or exaggerated information

Three examples of where historians get their sources

Placing events in the order of time they occured

BC

BCE

AD

A number of decades or centuries

Historians prefer to obtain information from many sources to ensure accuracy

The time before written records

The story of the past based on material remains

Objects made by people

Three ways archaeologists find sites for excavation

Three tools used by archaeologists while digging on a site

Dating an object based on how many layers of soil were above it

Tree ring dating

Dating an object based on the amount of carbon it contains

Example of how new technology can contribute to historical understanding

Looking at history from the perspective of people who lived at the time

Three pieces of information needed when citing a book written by an historian