UNIT 0. INTRODUCTION: CONCEPT OF HISTORY AND MAIN PERIODS
English vocabulary in this Unit History Story Historian Chronology Timeline BC/AD Decade/century/millenium/era/age Sources Historical period
What is the History? What is a story?
1.1.What is the History? Double meaning: -Science that studies the past. A person who studies History is called a historian -Human phenomena in the past
Chronology The timeline A.D.(D.C) B.C. (A.C) VI, V, IV, III, II ,I I , II, III, IV, V , VI 5 5 5
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1492 1212 1348 1936 1939 1975 356 A.C. 753 A. C. 19. A.C. 476
Make a timeline of your life
How do the historians study the past? Using different historical sources: -Primary source: from the same time as the period we want to study -Secondary source. A source created later by someone who was not there when the things we are studying happened History books, biographies or textbooks buildings, tools, diaries, letters, interviews, photos, videos, archeological remains Written sources Non written sources 9 9 9
HISTORICAL SOURCES
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British Museum 7/03/12 24
List and explain briefly several historical sources you know.
PERIODS OF HISTORY
Make a timeline with the main periods of History.
Watch this video: https://www. youtube. com/watch Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0PRenMeb5k in groups of four, answer the questions
1.¿En qué periodo surge la hominización? 2.¿Que periodos existen dentro de la Edad de los Metales? 3.¿Qué acontecimientos marcan el principio y el fin de la Edad Antigua? 4.¿Qué tipo de sociedad se da en la Edad Antigua? 5.¿Qué religión surge en la Edad Antigua y perdura hasta la actualidad? 6.¿Qué fenómeno se produce al inicio de la Edad Media? 7.¿Qué arte se da en la Edad Media? 8.¿Qué acontecimiento marca el fin de la Edad Moderna? 9.¿A qué siglo se le conoce como siglo de las luces? 10.¿Qué dos tipos de grupos sociales hay en la sociedad estamental? 11.¿De qué siglo a qué siglo se extiende la Edad Contemporánea? 12.Enumera tres acontecimientos de la Edad Contemporánea.