Understanding Time in History

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What is the primary purpose of historians in studying the past?

  • To ask questions and make interpretations based on evidence (correct)
  • To simply record events
  • To predict the future
  • To recreate the past exactly as it was

What is the main difference between the age of bands and the age of tribes?

  • The size of the groups
  • The type of food they ate
  • The level of technology used
  • The location of their settlements (correct)

What is a characteristic of the age of kingdoms?

  • People started to trade with each other (correct)
  • People did not believe in gods
  • People only grew their own food
  • People lived in small nomadic groups

What happened to many countries after 1500?

<p>They started to build large empires (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is true about the way people lived during the age of bands?

<p>They lived in groups of 30-50 and were nomadic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a main characteristic of the 20th century?

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What is a main difference between primary and secondary sources?

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What do historians use to help them think about the past?

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What happened to the way people made things during the age of empires?

<p>They started to use machines to make things (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is true about the size of kingdoms?

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Study Notes

Understanding Time in History

  • AD/BC are used to measure time, with AD meaning "in the year of the Lord" and BC meaning "before Christ"
  • A decade is a period of 10 years, a century is a period of 100 years, and a millennium is a period of 1000 years

Historical Enquiry and Research

  • Historians start with enquiries, asking questions to learn about the past
  • Historians use primary and secondary sources to research the past
  • After research, historians reach interpretations about the past
  • Historians can choose how to represent their work
  • Historians think about periods of time to understand the past

The Age of Bands (before 10,000 BC)

  • Humans lived in groups of 30-50 people, were nomadic, and used basic tools
  • People depended on animals to survive
  • Life during this period was nomadic, with people living in small groups and using basic tools for survival

The Age of Tribes (10,000 BC - 3000 BC)

  • People started to live in static settlements
  • Trade began during this period
  • People grew their own food
  • Historians use concepts to think about the past and identify changes and consistencies between periods

The Age of Kingdoms (around 3000 BC)

  • Kingdoms started to appear around 3000 BC
  • Most people still farmed and made goods at home
  • People began to believe in gods
  • Kingdoms could contain several million people

Major Changes in History (after 1500)

  • Many countries built large empires
  • Factory production began
  • People started to stop believing in God in some parts of the world
  • Empires might contain many millions of people
  • Countries began to argue for independence in the 20th century
  • Most countries gained independence in the 20th century

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