Contributor: Brian Anthony. Lesson ID: 11154
Facebook and other social media outlets are filled with millions of images. What can you tell by looking at them? Look at images from medieval times to learn about this time period!
Look at the image above.
We can use images from the past as a special form of evidence to learn more about the history of work. Learn how!
Before cameras were invented, painters recorded images.
Today, we can just whip out our phone and click away. We can take hundreds of pictures in an afternoon with no effort.
Even with fewer images from the past, we are able to use them to learn about history.
Look at another mystery image (below). Wait to reveal its description until after you answer these questions.
You can experiment and try those strategies in the Got It? section.