Staring a history class with very little knowledge on the specific topic of study can be very overwhelming and hard to process. The reason why it can be like that is because of how in depth you must go into the subject and start thinking historically.

To think historically you have to be able to think outside of the box and look at the point of view of the people who were actually there at the time of the event. Primary documents of a topic such as: archives, books, journal articles, and newspaper from the specific era gives you a better understanding of what actually was going on and you are able to see the bigger picture. Being able to think historically will help your overall look of a history course by being understand how history is done and why it is done, but most importantly it will give a greater appreciation of how and why history was made.