Name: _____________________________________________________Class: _______Date:__________
Tools of the Historian
Have you ever wondered if you could be a historian?
To answer this question, you will need to know how history is ___________________ AND written
What is a historian?
A person who studies and _____________________ about the ________________ and
_________________ of the past
They find out __________________ people lived, what happened to them, and what happened around
them.
They look for _________________________ behind events and their __________________
Measuring Time
Historians rely on _________________________ and the dating of events to measure time
Cultures throughout the world have developed different calendars based on important events in their
history
Organizing Time
Historians organize history by dividing it into blocks of time known as ___________________ or eras:
____________________ (before written language)
____________________ History
__________________ _________________ (medieval period)
__________________________ History to present day
What is a time line?
A time line is a diagram that shows the ___________________ of ___________________ within a
period of time
Each event on a time line appears beside the ________________________when the event took place
What is the difference between a single time line and multilevel time lines?
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