• History - a chronological reconstruction of the past, created from evidence. This differs based on the perspective of the person

What do Historians study?

• Primary sources

  • Written or created DURING the time

  • Direct personal observation, lacks hindsight

  • FIRST HAND/EYEWITNESS

• Secondary

  • Produced AFTER the time under study

  • Interpretive works that lack a direct personal observation, but have the benefit of hindsight