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Flashcards by Christian O'Connor, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Christian O'Connor
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| The story of the past based on evidence | History |
| 5 types of sources | Written, Visual, Aural, Oral, Tactile |
| A source from the time being studied | Primary source e.g. letter |
| A source from after the time being studied | Secondary source e.g. history book |
| Viewpoint based on personal opinion or prejudice | Bias |
| False or exaggerated information | Propaganda |
| Three examples of where historians get their sources | Museums, archives and websites |
| Placing events in the order of time they occured | Chronology |
| BC | Before Christ |
| BCE | Before Christian Era |
| AD | Anno Domini |
| A number of decades or centuries | Age or Era |
| Historians prefer to obtain information from many sources to ensure accuracy | Cross-checking |
| The time before written records | Prehistory |
| The story of the past based on material remains | Archaeology |
| Objects made by people | Artefacts |
| Three ways archaeologists find sites for excavation | Aerial photography, chance discoveries and old maps |
| Three tools used by archaeologists while digging on a site | Trowel, sieve and brush |
| Dating an object based on how many layers of soil were above it | Stratigraphy |
| Tree ring dating | Dendrochronology |
| Dating an object based on the amount of carbon it contains | Carbon-14 dating |
| Example of how new technology can contribute to historical understanding | DNA analysis of bones being used to identify a person |
| Looking at history from the perspective of people who lived at the time | Historical empathy |
| Three pieces of information needed when citing a book written by an historian | Author, Title and Year |
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