Editor’s Note: One of the most persistent and pernicious ideas in education is that we can teach children to “think like a historian” or “think like a scientist” without first teaching them what the ...
In the study of history, almost nothing can provide the kind of context and authenticity of a primary source – an original, firsthand account of a moment or a period in time. Known as “the raw ...
Part One: Sumer and Egypt -- Part Two: Ancient Greece -- Part Three: Ancient Rome -- Part Four: Imperial China -- Part Five: Ancient India -- Part Six: Ancient Hebrews -- Part Seven: Early Middle Ages ...
Foreword: Climate change and the uses of history / by Paul S. Sutter -- Introduction: Making climate change history -- Part 1. The scientific "prehistory" of global warming. "General remarks on the ...
Students may associate history class with memorizing dates, but they should be learning the skills of evidence collection and ...