- Oral tradition was the most common method of passing on events, legacy and stories. During a campfire talk or a teaching lesson, the student/listener was expected to listen and pass the story on. They listened very carefully because they knew the information was not written down some where or recorded on a web site. They recall skills were much sharper than ours.
- Historical records left by historians, writers, political/religious groups or just every day people. These are written down on papyrus, in books, stone tablets. Many cultures like the Egyptians, Greeks and the Romans recorded events to show off their successes.
- Archaeological evidence found in ruins give clues to the culture and life of ancient people.

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How do people know about what happened a long time ago?
There are three ways that we know what happened in history: