Introduction

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What is history?

• Stories about the past.
• These stories are based on sources.
• Sources give us information about the past.
• Do you think this information is always the truth??
  

Why is history important?

• History tells you something about who you are.
  
• History helps you to understand why the world around you is as it is.
  
• History teaches you to think about what is true and what isn't.
  
• History teaches you that people have different opinions and ideas.
  
• History teaches you to think about what is right or wrong to do.

What is history?

• History is a subject that researches how people lived in the past. 
• Sources give us information about the past.
• The past is divided into time periods and historical periods.

Christian calendar

• Starts with the year 1 (careful: the year 0 does not exist!)

• Birth of Christ

• But...history doesn't start in the year 1 of course!

• BC = Before Christ, AD = Anno Domini, after Christ was born.

A century is a period of  100 years

The 1st century is from the year  1 up until 100. 

The 2nd century is from the year 101 up until 200. 

The 3rd century is from the year 201 up until 300. 

The 16th century is from the year 1501 up until 1600. 

Before Christ --> B.C.
100 B.C. - 1 B.C. is the 1st century Before Christ
200 B.C. - 101 B.C. is the 2nd century Before Christ

When is something a source?

1. If it is written text.
2. If it's made by a historian.
3. If it dates from the era you're researching.
4. If it can tell you something about a subject.

What century is the following year in ?

31

1. 1st century BC
2. 1st century
3. 2nd century BC
4. 2nd century

What century is the following year in?

1612

1. 16th century BC
2. 16th century
3. 17th century BC
4. 17th century

What century is the following year in ?

299 BC

1. 2nd century BC
2. 2nd century
3. 3rd century BC
4. 3rd century

Let's get to work :)

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1. Expoloring time

Gap-fill summary
Exercise 1 + 2