My first History Lesson

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to HISTORY class

Which of the these subjects belongs to History?

1. The birth of our solar system
2. The invention of the steam engine
3. Life of the dinosaurs
4. global warming

Can you name
one historical person?

name 1 history subject you
studied in primary school

General rules during history class:

• phones on airplane mode (or off) in your bag
• ipads stay closed untill I say so
• have your textbook, a notebook & pen on your desk

Jagers en Boeren

Regenten en Vorsten

Grieken en Romeinen

Monniken en Ridders

Steden en Staten

Ontdekkers en Hervormers

Pruiken en Revoluties

Burgers en Stoommachines

Wereldoorlogen

Televisie en Computers

take your notebook and write this down:

History is the study of important people, events and developments in the __________.

History is important because if you study the past you can better understand the __________.

Who lived the longest time ago?

1. Napoleon Bonaparte
2. Christopher Columbus
3. William of Orange
4. Julius Caesar

READING 

Slides with a yellow background are 

the TEXT pages.

This means that you must read the texts carefully before you continue to the next slide.

These are the texts that you must learn.

You also have a paper copy of these texts

READING 

Pages with a green background are 

SOURCES or extra information.

The texts in the green pages support the yellow pages. 

You do NOT need to learn the green pages.

LEARNING 

Pages with a red background are 

difficult words.

You must write them in your notebook.

We call this: word duty

It is important that you learn these words, because they will come back many times in history lessons

QUESTIONS 

Pages with a purple background are 

questions.

You must always do these questions. They help you understand the texts and sources.

NOTES 

Pages with a blue background mean

that you must write something in

 your NOTEBOOK.

So, are you ready to begin?