AIM: What’s the purpose of studying history?
Do Now: Hand in your agreement form. Answer the
following in your notebook; “What professions benefit
from the study of history?”
“What are some professions that
benefit from the study of history?”
Social Sciences
 The social sciences are the fields of scientific
knowledge and academic scholarship that study social
groups and, more generally, human society.
This includes anthropology, archaeology, economics,
geography, history, political science, psychology, and
sociology.
Anthropology
 Anthropology is the study of human beings,
everywhere and throughout time. This can involve the
study of cultures and language.
 Its basic questions concern, "What defines Homo
sapiens?" "Who are the ancestors of modern Homo
sapiens?" "What are our physical traits?" "How do we
behave?" "Why are there variations and differences
among different groups of humans?" "How has the
evolutionary past of Homo sapiens influenced its
social organization and culture?" and so forth.
Archaeology
 is the science that studies human cultures through the
recovery, documentation, analysis, and interpretation
of material remains and environmental data, including
architecture, artifacts, features, biofacts, and
landscapes.
Economics
 the science that deals with the production,
distribution, and consumption of goods and services,
or the material welfare of humankind.
Key Terms
Trade
Goods
Money
Consumption
Geography
 the science dealing with differences on the earth's surface, as
shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over
the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil,
vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of
the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual
elements.
POPULATION DENSITY OF THE WORLD
History
 the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
Political Science
 a social science dealing with political institutions and
with the principles and conduct of government.
Psychology
 the science of the mind or of mental states and
processes.
Sociology
 the science or study of the origin, development,
organization, and functioning of human society; the
science of the fundamental laws of social relations,
institutions, etc.
Key Terms
Social Classes
Social Interaction