9/8/22, 4:56 PM networks - Discovering Our Past: A History of the World, Early Ages - Florida Edition 2018 DISCOVERING OUR PAST: A HISTORY OF THE WORLD EARLY AGES Messages My Notes Hello, PABLO | Home | Global Dashboard | Help | Logout Glossary Atlas Correlation Search STUDENT EDITION SKILLS BUILDER TEST PREP Place and Time Lesson 1 RESOURCES MY ASSIGNMENTS ASSESS Chapter 1: What Does A Historian Do? Chapter Opener Lesson 2 Feature Lesson 3 Activities and Assessment A| A|A State Standards | Vocabulary | Reading Strategies LESSON 1 What Is History? ESSENTIAL QUESTION Why is history important? Events of the past created the world we live in, and knowing history can help us make decisions about the future. Why Study History? What types of things can history reveal about the past? History is the study of the people and events of the past. History explores both the way things change and the way things stay the same. History tells the story of the ways that cultures change over time. People who study history are called historians. A historian's job is to examine the causes, or reasons, that something happened in the past. They also look for the effects, or results, of the event. They ask, "What happened?" and "Why did it happen?" They ask, "How did things change?" and "How has it influenced today?" Sometimes they ask, "What would have happened if . . . ? " History explains why things are the way they are. The invention of the wheel in prehistoric times paved the way for the use of horse-drawn carts in later time periods. The carts were a step toward the invention of the automobile in modern times. Today, cars are an integral part of our culture. Learning about the past helps us understand the present. It helps us make decisions about the future. Historical instances of conflict and cooperation are examples we can learn from. We can use that knowledge when we face similar choices. Studying history helps us understand how we fit into the human story. Some of the clues are the languages we speak, the technologies we use, and the pastimes we enjoy. All these are results of events that happened in the past. History teaches us who we are. Watch this video to learn about the Indus civilization. Explaining Why is it important to understand cause and effect when studying the past? Save 1 23 4 5 R Acknowledgments | Legal | Privacy and Cookie Notice | Technical Support | Minimum Requirements Abrir en español @ McGraw-Hill Education https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/ssh/book.lesson.do?bookld=L8J212FVC1N2CBGFO18M3FEWO1&nodeld=4DJFTT3XD5B27FQGZLFK8PHBW8& ... 1/1