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What is the primary purpose of historians in studying the past?
What is the main difference between the age of bands and the age of tribes?
What is a characteristic of the age of kingdoms?
What happened to many countries after 1500?
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What is true about the way people lived during the age of bands?
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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?
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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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Test your knowledge of historical timelines, including AD/BC, decades, centuries, and millennia. Learn how historians work with sources and interpret the past.
