ch1: Historians Flashcards
History
The story of the past based on evidence
evidence
information that proves or disproves the story of the past
Sources
provide the evidence to write history
Prehistory
is the history of people before reading and writing was invented
primary source
comes from the time being studied
secondary source
after the time being studied
written source
sources that are written or typed
example of written source
newspaper, letter, book, census, manuscript
visual source
sources that present a picture
example of visual sources
photograph, painting, drawing, cartoon, maps
aural sources
sources that can be heard
example of aural
interviews, speeches, podcasts
oral sources
sources that are spoken
example of oral source
interviews, recordings
tactile sources
sources that can be touched
examples of tactile sources
artefacts, buildings, monuments
artefacts
objects made by people
archive
collects mainly written sources
museum
collects and stores artefacts for display
library
sources books, newspapers
fact
what actually happened
opinion
what people think about what happened
propaganda
using information to influence peoples opinions or to convince them that a particular belief is true
reliable
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
