What is History?

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1. Create a timeline with these 5 periods of history.

                  


2. Copy the sentences in your notebook and find the period of history they belong to.

a) It began with the origins of the human race and ended with the invention of writing (around the year 3,300 B.C). It has three periods: Paleolithic, Neolithic and Metal Ages.

b) It began with the invention of writing and ended in the V century.

c) It goes from the V century to the XV century.

d) It began in the XV century and ended in 1789, with the French Revolution.

e) It began in the XVIII century and continues to the present day.

3. What is History? Answer using 2 sentences.

4. How can we get information about the past?

Historians can use different sources of information about the past such as _______ 

5. History is split into two parts according to the birth of Jesus. Do you know which two parts?

The two parts in which History is split are: _______