What is history?

History is (a record of) change over time.

Also continuity (lack of change)

Big picture historical questions:

How the world was different between

• 1500 and 1688
• 1688 and 1914
• 1914 and today?

Use specific evidence and expamples!

What is history? (part 2)

History is: what people say, think, write or believe about what happened

• narrative
• story
• myth