ch1: Historians Flashcards by e H

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History

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The story of the past based on evidence

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evidence

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information that proves or disproves the story of the past

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Sources

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provide the evidence to write history

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Prehistory

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is the history of people before reading and writing was invented

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primary source

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comes from the time being studied

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secondary source

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after the time being studied

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written source

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sources that are written or typed

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example of written source

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newspaper, letter, book, census, manuscript

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visual source

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sources that present a picture

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example of visual sources

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photograph, painting, drawing, cartoon, maps

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aural sources

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sources that can be heard

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example of aural

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interviews, speeches, podcasts

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oral sources

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sources that are spoken

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example of oral source

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interviews, recordings

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tactile sources

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sources that can be touched

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examples of tactile sources

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artefacts, buildings, monuments

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artefacts

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objects made by people

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archive

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collects mainly written sources

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museum

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collects and stores artefacts for display

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library

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sources books, newspapers

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fact

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what actually happened

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opinion

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what people think about what happened

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propaganda

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using information to influence peoples opinions or to convince them that a particular belief is true

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reliable

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when you can trust that the information in a source is accurate and true

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anno domini

bc

before Christ

bce

before common era

ce

common era

bias

when people deliberately select evidence or sources to support their own case

chronology

the study of time and dates

chronological order

putting dates in order of time

objective

historical judgement or view not influenced by a persons feelings or opinions in considering what happened

subjective

views influenced by a persons feelings and opinions