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History. What is history? History is the study of the past. History is also the period of time in which people invented the alphabet. Before that period of time, there is prehistory. People trained in history are called historians. Scientists who studied the past are called historians.

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Alphabets. There have been many alphabets in history. Most come from ancient history.

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Look at these examples from the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.

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Can you recognize any letters? Can you read any words?

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Egyptians, Greeks, Romans.

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Objects and buildings. Objects and buildings are also important sources. People who dig in the ground to find objects and buildings from the past are called archaeologists.

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Objects are very important for finding out about the history because people didn't know how to write them.

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Buildings from the past. This is Felipe II's palace in El Escorial near Madrid.

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This is the Alcázar of Segovia.

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Museums. The object archaeologists find coaching museums.

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There are many different types of museums.

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For example, there are natural history museums,

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where you can find stuffed animals, skeletons,

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shells and rocks. British Museum

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London. Natural Science Museum Madrid

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Pergamon Museum Berlin