Chapter 1 - What Does A Historian Do? Flashcards
1
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What is history? 📚
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History is the study of the past
2
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What is the difference between history and prehistory? 🍖
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The historic period is when people used writing, and the prehistoric period is before writing was used. 💀
3
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What is a source? 📚
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A source is evidence that helps historians to build up a picture of the past.
4
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What is a primary source and list some examples.
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Primary sources come directly from the past. Some examples are: Interviews Diaries Letters Emails Speeches Government records Autobiography Photographs Posters Paintings Newspapers Magazines Artefacts
5
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What is a secondary source and name some examples.
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A secondary source is evidence that comes from a later date. Examples: Biography Tv documentary's Radio documentary's Internet History book
6
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What is a hand written document or book?
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A manuscript
7
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What is meant by the word bias?
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Bias is a one sided favour or opinion
