An introduction to the study of history designed for high school World History students For more instructional materials, visit www.tomrichey.net!

1. An Inquiry
into the Process
of History-making
Photo by d3l

2. Photo by d3l
NOTE: There is no right or
wrong answer. Be specific and
continue to write for at least a full
paragraph (4-5 complete
sentences).

3. Years following the birth of Christ are marked
“A.D.”
(Anno Domini - “In the Year of Our Lord”)

4. Is everything
that happens
historic?
(Hint: NO)

5. Photo by SingleDadLaughing

6. Herodotus
The “Father
of History”
Photo Credit: Marie-Lan

7. ἱστορία
ι
(Historiae)
“Inquiries”
Photo by
pindarninja

8. History is as much about
questions as it is about answers.Photo by
pindarninja

9. Photo by goblinbox

10. LITERARY NON-LITERARY
ARTIFACTS
• Pottery
• Architecture
• Bodies/Mummies
• Ruins
DOCUMENTS
• Literature
• Journals/Letters
• Newspapers
• Gov. Records

11. Historians have to cooperate with other
professionals in order to make sense of
things. A very limited list follows:
 Archaeologists
 Scientists
*** And they’re still not sure of the answers!

12. http://www.theforgottentechnology.co
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?

13. Discovered in 1991 in the Alps by hikers…

14. © Reuters/CORBIS
Reproduced for Educational Purposes

15.  You will receive some information from
archaeologists and scientists on the
next slides. Your job is to figure out
what happened.

16.  Copper Axe
 Flint Knife
 14 bone-tipped
arrows
 two finished
 twelve unfinished
 Unfinished
Longbow
 Flints

17.  Cerebral Trauma to the
head
 Cuts and bruises on
hands
 Arrow wound in shoulder
(arrow probably removed)
 Blood from four people
(DNA)
 57 Carbon Tattoos (dots
and lines on lower
spine, back of knees, and
right ankle)
frozen body, face down, left
arm bent across the chest

18. Artifacts Autopsy
•Copper Axe
•Flint Knife
•14 bone-tipped arrows
•(two finished / twelve
unfinished)
•Unfinished Longbow
•Flints
•Mushrooms
•Cerebral Trauma to the
head
•Cuts and bruises on
hands
•Arrow wound in
shoulder (arrow probably
removed)
•Blood from four people
(DNA)
•57 Carbon Tattoos (dots
and lines on lower spine,
back of knees, and right
ankle)
•About 5,000 years old!