Scribd
Upload
139 views8 pages

What Does A Historian Do

A historian studies past people and events to understand what happened, how cultures changed over time, and why changes occurred. They examine sources to determine the causes and consequences of historical developments and events. Studying history helps people understand the present and make informed decisions about the future. Historians analyze sources from different eras like prehistory, ancient history, medieval history, and modern history using tools like timelines and calendars to place events in context.

Uploaded by

لين سعادة
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
139 views8 pages

What Does A Historian Do

A historian studies past people and events to understand what happened, how cultures changed over time, and why changes occurred. They examine sources to determine the causes and consequences of historical developments and events. Studying history helps people understand the present and make informed decisions about the future. Historians analyze sources from different eras like prehistory, ancient history, medieval history, and modern history using tools like timelines and calendars to place events in context.

Uploaded by

لين سعادة
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 8

What

 does  a  historian  do?  

What  is  History?  


What  do  historians  look  for?  
People  and  events  of  the  past;  

•  What  happened?  
•  How  did  people  do  things?  
•  How  did  things  change?  
•  How  did  cultures  change?  
•  Why  did  cultures  change?  
•  Effects  &  results  of  these  changes.  
Who  are  the  historians?  
1.  People  who  study  history.  

  What  is  their  job?  


1.  To  examine  the  causes  or  reasons  for  what  
happened  in  the  past.  
2.  To  look  for  effects  &  results  of  these  events.  

 
Why  do  we  study  history?  

We   study   history   because  


“learning   about   the   past   helps   us  
understand   the   present   &   make  
decisions  about  the  future.”  
Periods  of  History  
Iden/fy    -­‐    measure    -­‐    Label  the  periods  
 
Decade  =  group  of  10  years  
Century  =  group  of  100  years  
Millennium  =  group  of  1000  years  
 
Eras:  
 
1st  Prehistory  =  Time  before  wriIng    (  It  was  invented  5500  years  ago)  
2nd  Ancient  History  =  B.C.    /ll  A.D.  500  
3rd  Middle/Medieval  History  =  A.D.    500  /ll  A.D.1400  
4th  Modern  History  =  A.D.  1400    /ll  Today  J    
 
 
How  to  write  the  date?  
 
B.C.  means  before  Christ  
A.D.  means  In  the  year  aOer  the  lord.  
 
200  B.C.    (Always  wriPen  aOer  the  date)  
A.D.  2015.    (Always  wriPen  before  the  date)  
 
Timelines  
 
It  tracks  the  /me  and  shows  the  sequence  /  order  of  events.  (What  
happened  first,  next  &  last)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Calendars  
It  arranges  the  days  in  order.  
 
Almost  40  calendars  were  made  in  the  process  of  its  produc/on  
 
The  base  of  our  modern  calendar  was  made  by  Julius  Caesar.  
 
The  Gregorian  calendar  followed  today  was  done  by  Pope  Gregory.  It  
was  mostly  based  on  Caesar’s  calendar.  
 
Our  Hijri  calendar  was  based  on  Prophet  Mohammad’s  Hijra  to  
Madinah  in  622  A.D.  (It  was  based  on  the  shapes  of  the  moon.)  
 

You might also like