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History as an Interpretation. Have you ever witnessed an event and thought something completely different than another observer?. “Old Proverb”. http://www.jainworld.com/literature/story25.htm. What is your interpretation of this?. ????????????????? What does all of this have to do with …. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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History as an Interpretation

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Have you ever witnessed an event and

thought something completely different than another observer?

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“Old Proverb”• http://www.jainworld.com/literature/story25.

htm

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What is your interpretation of this?

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?????????????????What does all of this have

to do with …

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History as an Interpretation of Events

• Since history requires humans to record, report, and share its happenings, we must always consider the different perspectives that human beings bring to the explanation of events.

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History as an Interpretation of Events

• When a human is charged with the task of reporting an event what must we consider?

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History as an Interpretation of Events

• How can what we know about an event change?

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History as an Interpretation of Events

• Who has historically been charged with the task of recording and writing about history?

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Social History

• Social history, often called the new social history, is a broad branch of history that studies the experiences of ordinary people in the past

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History as an Interpretation of Events

• How would studying the “experiences of ordinary people” impact one’s study of a historical event?

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Secondary vs. Primary Sources

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What is a secondary source? 

• These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. These types of sources interpret or review a historical event or previous findings about it.

• Some types of secondary sources include: A history textbook or a book about the effects of WWI 

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What is a primary source? • A primary source is a document or physical object

which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event.

• Primary sources include: ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records 

Examples of primary sources include:• Diary of Anne Frank - Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII • The Constitution of Canada - Canadian History 

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History as an Interpretation of Events

Based on what you now know, how do we get an accurate picture of what happened during a particular historic event?