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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 don’t know. They will also ask you a question and give you the answer if you don’t 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 we’ll be studying this year.

How can we find How can we find out about the out about the

past?past?List sources of information about List sources of information about

the pastthe past

To find out what everyday objects To find out what everyday objects can tell us about the pastcan tell us about the past

To imagine what archaeologists To imagine what archaeologists might think about the contents of might think about the contents of

my bedroom!my bedroom!

Aims

Your taskYour task

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

InternetInternet LibrariesLibraries TV & radio TV & radio

programsprograms RelativesRelatives NewspapersNewspapers FilmsFilms SongsSongs ChurchesChurches

Everyday objects Everyday objects in museumsin museums

Clothing and Clothing and costumescostumes

Battle sitesBattle sites Historical Historical

monuments – monuments – castles, country castles, country houses etchouses etc

GraveyardsGraveyards

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

Your taskYour task

In the back of your planner or on a In the back of your planner or on a piece of rough paper list as many piece of rough paper list as many objects as you can remember in your objects as you can remember in your bedroom.bedroom.

What can these objects tell future What can these objects tell future historians about life today?historians about life today?

Which of these objects is the most Which of these objects is the most useful in finding out about the past?useful in finding out about the past?

HomeworkHomework

You will be studying the following topics in Year You will be studying the following topics in Year 7. Create a contents page in your exercise book. 7. Create a contents page in your exercise book. Cover your book with images relating to these Cover your book with images relating to these topics.topics.

Anglo-Saxon EnglandAnglo-Saxon England the Norman Conquestthe Norman Conquest Thomas BecketThomas Becket Black DeathBlack Death Peasants’ RevoltPeasants’ Revolt TudorsTudors StuartsStuarts Civil WarCivil War RestorationRestoration