Historical thinking is a way to examine documents, pictures, etc. to bring history alive. It allows us to think and possibly gain some understanding of what was happening at that point in time. It gives u a point of refernece to the time, feelings of a life of the past.

I believe objects give us a look at the past. We have to answer what is the object. How old is it? Who and what was it used for. then we can gain understanding an a look into life of that period of time. A glimpse of the past.