Social Phenomenon

Question 1

What is history?

Answer 1

It’s the record I’d what happened in the past.

Question 2

How are records made? (Name & explain 1st step)

Answer 2

1- Decisions —> someone must decide what we want to know about what happened in the past. Powerful, wealthy people were educated enough to be able to make important decisions (start a war, create a law), and history often focuses on these “famous” people- not average.

Question 3

How are records made? (Name & explain 2nd step)

Answer 3

2- Evidence —> historians must use evidence/proof of events that occurred but the evidence may be inaccurate. Therefor we must be critical of documents and sources.

Question 4

How are records made? (Name & explain 3rd step)

Answer 4

3- Organization and Interpretation of evidence—> all evidence must be organized and interpreted. Ex: if you and Kaylee have 3 pieces of evidence about an event, you wouldn’t write them in the same order or way.

Question 5

Why do we study history? (2 reasons)

Answer 5

1- To understand where we came from and who we are

2- To understand the past in order to create a better future.

Question 6

What is a Citizen?

Answer 6

Official member of a state or nation who has all rights associated with that membership.

Question 7

What are the 4 basic ways to become a citizen of a state or nation?

Answer 7

1- You were born there
2- You are the child of someone who has citizenship
3- You move there and apply for citizenship (strict criteria)
4- You marry a citizen and apply for citizenship (strict criteria)

Question 8

What does “bias” mean?

Answer 8

When someone has a belief (positive or negative) that influences how that person views or treats people.
Ex: Historians preferred men —> women were rarely written about
You dislike brown hair —> you treat everyone without brown hair better

Question 9

What is a document?

Answer 9

Any source of evidence abt a person (birth certificate), place (cave drawings), or an event (piece of clothing from war)

Question 10

What are the 2 ways that documents can be classified?

Answer 10

Type 1- Whether they’re original or not

Type 2- their form

Question 11

Classification type 1- Original or not —> What does the Primary Document signify?

Answer 11

The original copy of something that dates back to the period in history being studied. (Ex. Original letters in museums)

Question 12

Classification type 1- Original or not —> What does the Secondary Document signify?

Answer 12

Documents developed some time after historical events occurred (ex. Copies of letters in textbooks)- a copy of something (artificial)

Question 13

Classification type 2- forms of documents —> What are the 4 different forms that documents can be classified into?

Answer 13

1- Material Documents
2- Pictorial Documents
3- Written Documents
4- Audio-Visual Documents

Question 14

Classification type 2- forms of documents —> What is a material document?

Answer 14

• 3D
• Items varying sizes, made of physical material
• Hard to date (especially without pictures or writing)
• Ex: Statues, Villa Maria School, pottery, etc.

Question 15

Classification type 2- forms of documents —> What are Pictorial Documents?

Answer 15

• A picture or drawing/illustrations
• 2D
• Ex. Graduation photo, paintings, carvings, poster, etc.

Question 16

Classification type 2- forms of documents —> What are written documents

Answer 16

-Can be read
-May be printed or manuscript
—> Official: Birth certificate, laws, government regulations
Public: Newspapers, books, biographies, public notes
Private: Diaries, personal letters

Question 17

Classification type 2- forms of documents —> What are Audio-Visual Documents?

Answer 17

• Recordings of sound and movement

- Ex: School Bell, Online Assembly

Question 18

What might influence the accuracy of historical documents?

Answer 18

Bias

Question 19

Why do we keep trying to find new historical documents? (3 reasons)

Answer 19

1. we want to know more about what happened in the past
2. we want to have more accurate information of what happened in the past
3. we want to know about all members of the societies and civilizations that we study- not only those who became famous

Question 20

What is “Social History”

Answer 20

It tells the story of all of society- not only those who were considered important. For example, today, we no longer only focus on the contributions of men or politicians.

Question 21

A society is a group of people. What are the 2 ways that this group is organized?

Answer 21

1. In terms of power (ex. One person becomes the leader of the group)
2. Within a space or territory (ex. They form a neighbourhood)

Question 22

What is a social group and what is it made up of?

Answer 22

They’re smaller groups within a society made up of people w similar interests and activities.

Question 23

What does culture mean

Answer 23

Culture is a way of describing a society’s way of life.

Question 24

What are the 3 mail elements that a culture has? Explain each and give ex.

Answer 24

1- Knowledge: includes things that people are expected to know abt their society (ex. Facts, names, definitions, etc)
2- Values: Beliefs abt what is important in life. (Ex. Education is important)
3- Institutions and practices: traditions & ways of doing things that make a culture different from others (ex. Mariage, food, dress)

Question 25

What is evolution

Answer 25

Process of change that happens over time.. can occur slowly or rapidly

Question 26

What are 3 different forms of evolution

Answer 26

• Past, present, and future
• duration & relativity
• progress, regression, and stagnation

Question 27

What is relativity?

Answer 27

The term relativity is applied to something that has changed – we compare the difference between that is something at two different times. (Think of hairstyles examples)

Question 28

What is Regression

Answer 28

Worse conditions.

Question 29

What is stagnation?

Answer 29

No change.

Question 30

What is chronology?

Answer 30

Science of dates that places past events in the correct sequence/order. We use calendars, for example.

Question 31

What is the average time between generations?

Answer 31

30 years

Question 32

What is an era or epoch?

Answer 32

Period of time that begins with a very important event. for example the Christian Era

Question 33

What is a period or age?

Answer 33

A time in history which has limits agreed-upon by most historians. For example, the Stone Age.

Question 34

What’s the difference between C. & c. ?

Answer 34

C. Is for when you’re abbreviating the word century

c. Stands for “around” or “about”. for example: c.1523= “about 1523”

Question 35

What are the two periods that historians divided the past by? Explain each.

Answer 35

• Pre-history: lasted for many thousands of years until writing was invented about 3500 BC
• history: begins with written records (3500 BC)

Question 36

What are the two ways that historians will measure time? Explain each.

Answer 36

Time lines: illustrate the order in which events occurred

Time charts: used to compare events happening in different places at the same time.

Question 37

What are examples of social groups?

Answer 37

Age groups (children, adolescents, adults, elderly), Income groups (rich, middle class, poor), employment groups (farmers, miners, industrial workers, service workers, professionals), Religious groups (Christians, Muslim, Hindus, buddhists, Jews, sikhs)