HIST 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Greco-Persian Wars, Babylonian Captivity, Lullubi
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Herodotus (cid:2) (cid:2: the father of history , ca. 484-420 bc: greek writer of the history of the persian wars . Primary sources and secondary sources: primary-from the period of investigation, secondary- account based on analysis to explain the past. Types of evidence: documentary or material (artifact) Questions: figure out the right questions to ask, depends on how its interpreted. Primarily coming from the north (cid:2: sumerians- have, akkadians, assyrians, babylonians. Sumerian clay artifacts: they use what resources they. Cuneiform- a wedge shaped writing by using a reed: writing was a skill that was trained, only a special form of people could do it. Level one: who wrote it, when was it written, what type of document is it, main storyline-what"s the main thing going on. Interpret source in relation to context (cid:2) If born from slaves, you are a slave. Old kingdom, 3000-2200 bc: very isolated, egypt for egyptians , little contact with outside world.
