How can we find out about the past?

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? Starter
You will each receive a piece a paper with a
question and the appropriate answer. Go up to
anyone in the class and ask them the question.
Tell them the answer if they dont know. They
will also ask you a question and give you the
answer if you dont know. Swap papers with that
person, move on to someone else and repeat the
activity. Eventually you should know the answer
to all 12 facts which are being passed around the
room. They all relate to what well be studying
this year.
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How can we find out about the past?
Aims

• List sources of information about the past
• To find out what everyday objects can tell us
  about the past
• To imagine what archaeologists might think about
  the contents of my bedroom!

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? Your task

• When historians study the past they use two
  types of evidence primary secondary. Primary
  is evidence that is directly from the time, e.g.
  an eyewitness account or a dress worn by
  Elizabeth I. Secondary evidence is produced later
  and relies on earlier evidence, e.g. a history
  book or a modern film. Make a list of as many
  sources of evidence as you can that you can use
  when studying the past.

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• Internet
• Libraries
• TV radio programs
• Relatives
• Newspapers
• Films
• Songs
• Churches

• Everyday objects in museums
• Clothing and costumes
• Battle sites
• Historical monuments castles, country houses
  etc
• Graveyards

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What can a room tell us about the past?
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? Your task

• In the back of your planner or on a piece of
  rough paper list as many objects as you can
  remember in your bedroom.
• What can these objects tell future historians
  about life today?
• Which of these objects is the most useful in
  finding out about the past?

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? Homework

• You will be studying the following topics in
  Year 7. Create a contents page in your exercise
  book. Cover your book with images relating to
  these topics.
• Anglo-Saxon England
• the Norman Conquest
• Thomas Becket
• Black Death
• Peasants Revolt
• Tudors
• Stuarts
• Civil War
• Restoration

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