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课件网) Unit 6 Wisdom counts 主题范畴： 人与社会 主题群： 历史、社会与文化 子主题： 中外文学史上有代表性的作家和作品 Key question What can we learn from ancient stories 了解判别历史故事真伪的基本手段。 在日常学习实践中保持批判性思维，利用便捷可行的方式鉴别历史事件真实性。 树立正确的历史价值观，课余可就本单元各篇章故事与历史科目老师展开探讨。 Learning objectives 学习目标 After learning, I will be able to: Lead-in Do you know Sanxingdui |History* How can we know whether an ancient story is true or not With the help of different types of sources, historians do detective work to discover the truth. 我们如何判断一个古代故事的真假呢？在不同类型资料的帮助下，历史学家们像侦探一样去探寻真相。 Read the article and find out how historians study different types of evidence. Pre-reading Exploring history: piecing the puzzle together Studying evidence from the past When historians study ancient times, they work with archaeologists to uncover clues from the past. Archaeological evidence helps historians imagine what life was like in earlier eras. By comparing this evidence with old stories, they figure out which parts might be true. Tools, coins, clothes, and other artefacts (手工艺品) found at ancient sites offer insights into how people lived back then. While-reading Studying written sources The biggest part of a historian’s work is studying documents from the past. Documents can tell us what people did, said and thought at the time. Examples include: Official government documents Personal documents, such as diaries, letters, notebooks and photos Old documents do not always provide correct information, so historians need to compare different documents to find out what really happened. Using new technology Carbon-dating Carbon-dating is a way of confirming the age of things like paper, wood, etc. Historians can use it to check whether a document is real or not. DNA evidence In 2012, historians and archaeologists worked together to find the grave of Richard Ⅲ of England. They used DNA from the king’s relatives to confirm the discovery. DNA can help historians learn more about the family trees of historical figures. Main idea of each part Read and match. Historians use artifacts, old stories and archaeological evidence to confirm history. Historians analyze written documents to reconstruct history, cross-checking sources for accuracy. Historians use carbon-dating to verify artifacts and DNA evidence to uncover historical figures’ identities. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Read and answer. Who do historians collaborate with to study ancient history They work with archaeologists. What specific items are included in the archaeological evidence Please list three types. Tools, coins, clothes, and other artefacts found at ancient sites. Do you know any other methods that historians use to learn about history 口述历史采集 Oral History Collection 跨学科交叉验证 Interdisciplinary Approaches 如：气候学 （通过树木年轮推断 ... ...
