Chapter 1 - The Historian Flashcards
From how long did the Mesolithic period last?
Mesolithic period (8000BC-3500BC).
From how long did the Neolithic period last?
Neolithic (3,500BC- 2,000BC)
What is a historian?
A historian is someone who studies and writes about the past.
What is prehistory?
The word prehistory is used when talking about the period before writing was used.
What is archaeology?
Archaeology is the study of the remains left by the people in the past.
What is a primary source?
A primary source is a source from the time in question; a first-hand account of what happened.
What is an artefact?
An artefact is any human-made object, e.g. pottery, a tool or a weapon such as a spear.
What is a secondary source?
A secondary source is a source from a later date, after the time in question.
What is bias?
Bias is when an account is not balanced, but unfairly favours one side.
What is propaganda?
Propaganda is information that has been designed to influence the attitudes and behaviours of the general public.
What is exaggeration?
Exaggeration is when something is represented as better or worse than it actually was.
What is a handling box?
A handling box is a box containinq replicas of artefacts, so that anyone can examine them without damaging an original.
What is a museum?
A museum is a place that collects and displays objects for public education and appreciation.
What is an archive?
An archive is a place that catalogues and stores a collection of written and other sources.
What is cross-checking?
Cross-checking is when more than one source is used to make sure the information is correct.
What is accuracy?
Accuracy is judging how correct the information you are using is.
What is a tactile source?
A tactile source is a source that can be touched - a physical object, like an artefact.
What is chronology?
Chronology is putting events into the sequence in which they happened.
What is reinterpretation?
Reinterpretation is to see something in a new or different light.
What is historical consciousness?
Historical consciousness is being able to place ourselves in past human experience, linking the past, the present and the future.
What is a census?
A census is an official survey of a population.
What is an autobiography?
An autobiography is an account of a person’s life written by the person themselves.
What is a biography?
A biography is an account of a person’s life written by someone else.
What is a written source?
Written sources are the source of history available in the textual form.
