Welcome Explorers!

Hello, my name is Archie, and I am a historian. My job is to study the past. I study both people and places. This year in Ancient World History you will become a historian too! To begin your journey into a year of learning and growing let me tell you a little about my job. When I am learning about a place in the world I am often studying _________________ which is the study of land, and the way it affects people. I observe many different types of ________________, or natural features found on land. These landforms are part of the ____________________ which includes both the physical and climate conditions of a place in the world. _________________ is really just the weather of place. Studying all of these geographic elements of a place in the world can help me to understand what life there would be like, and what ______________________ are available to be used from the earth in that place. The way that people in a place choose to use the resources available to them is called __________________________. Natural resources can also be used to make ____________________ that help to make people's lives easier. The process of using natural resources to make a product can be hard! Workers perform a specific service called ________________ to make products or complete a service. But, thank goodness for __________________ which makes humans lives and labor easier! Occasionally people will exchange or ____________________ their resources and products for something else that they need or want. When people trade and interact with other people in other places you need to have rules or things can get messy and complicated. These rules are called _____________. But, everyone knows that if you want a bunch of people to follow rules you have to have a _________________ or someone to enforce laws. Sometimes, a leader might need help enforcing laws, when this is the case, they might call in the _______________ or an armed force. These three things: laws, rulers, and the military are the building blocks of ______________________, which is the power and authority of a group of people. There is always more to learn when you're studying history, and I can't wait until I can tell you more about my job as a historian! Happy exploring! Archie