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Intro to History

Intro to History

What do historians do? They study the past to help understand the present.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. How does Bob Bain answer the question, "What do historians do?"
  2. Why does Bain say that doing history is a lot like "understanding a mystery”?
  3. According to Bain, how is science different from history
  4. What kinds of questions might a historian pose about a simple object, like a clock?
  5. Do all historians ask the same questions?