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Studying the Ancient World

Chapter 1, Section 1

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Lesson Objectives:

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Main Ideas

1. Historians and archeologists look for ________ in written _________ and ___________.

2. Other sources of clues include _________ and ________.

WHAT HISTORIANS DO

___________ want to find out how individuals lived.

They also consider how groups of people have ___________.

__________ is about both the recent and distant past.

A ___________ source or a ___________ source provides clues that answer questions about history.

Primary sources include peace ___________, court documents, diaries, and ___________.

___________ and encyclopedias are secondary sources.

The study of history can be difficult, like putting together a ___________ with many pieces missing.

Historians want to find out how, when, where, and why ___________ and ___________ behaved as they did.

Identify What are the historian’s main tools?

Analyze How do fossils differ from artifacts?

Draw Conclusions Is a newspaper from the year 1750 a primary or secondary source?

WHAT ARCHEOLOGISTS DO

Archeology also yields information about the past.

_____________________ practice archaeology.

They examine ___________ remains, such as old bones and footprints in rock, to gain information about life in ancient times.

Archeologists look at ___________ made by humans to gather more information.

Examples of artifacts are arrowheads, coins, and ___________.

The term ___________ ___________ describes collections of related artifacts.

The places where artifacts are ___________ yield more information about how people used them.

Define What is archaeology?

Analyze Would a tool made from an animal bone be a fossil or an artifact?

OTHER SOURCES OF CLUES

Historians and archeologists ___________ to learn about history.

___________ sources help archaeologists find sites where artifacts are located.

Material culture helps historians ___________ what they read.

Stories and ___________ sometimes aid historians and archaeologists in making discoveries.

For example you have probably heard or read stories about King Arthur, historians have searched old documents for information about ___________past.

These documents show that a ___________ who lived in about the 500s AD might have inspired the legends.

Clues that may lead to amazing ___________ are inspired by legends.

Scholars are still searching in Mongolia for the tomb of conqueror Genghis Khan, basing their work on the legend of his ___________.

Even ___________ plays a part in historical and archaeological finds.

At times people digging in ___________ have unearthed artifacts of historical and archaeological importance.

Recall What current historical search is based mostly on legends?

Draw Inferences Are legends always reliable guides to historical or archaeological discoveries?

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