#1: What do historians do? - Vocabulary Flashcards
What is the definition of “History”?
The collection of all the stories about what has happened to a person or group of people.
What is the definition of “the past”?
What actually happened in a previous period of time.
What is the difference between “History” and “the past”?
History = the stories about what happened.
The past = what actually happened.
What is the definition of “historian”?
The people who ask questions about, study, and create stories about past events
What is the definition of “historical claim”?
A story a historian creates about what they think probably happened in the past
What is the difference between “History” and “Historical Claim”?
History = all the stories about what happened in the past
Historical Claim = one story about what happened in the past
What is the definition of a “historical investigation”?
The activity historians are involved in when they ask questions about, study, and create stories about past events
What do historians create at the end of doing a historical investigation?
A historical claim
What is the definition of a “primary source”?
something that contains information about the time period you are studying and was written/created during that time period
What is the definition of a “secondary source”?
something that contains information about the time period you are studying but was written/created after that time period
What is the definition of “archaeologist”?
a person who studies the past throughexcavating sites and analyzingartifacts and other things humans have left behind.
What does the word “excavating” mean?
digging up
What does the word “artifact” mean?
objects made by human beings
What is the definition of “archivist”?
people who organize, preserve, maintain control over, and provides access to archives
What is an archive?
a place where written records or historical artifacts are stored
