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Constructing the past - an overview Flashcards

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What is an archaeologist?

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People who analyse the objects or remains left behind by people in the past

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What is archaeology?

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An analysis of objects or remains left behind by people in the past

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What is background information?

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Details about something such as a place that is obtained from elsewhere and not by a study of the place itself

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What is bias?

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Referring to a one-sided view of events

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What is consistent?

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Statements that agree with one another

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What is construct?

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to form a conclusion about the past after examining things from the past

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What is continuity?

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Something that remains the same over time

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What is corroborate?

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a source that provides enough information to support another source

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What is credible?

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trustworthy

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What is evidence?

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information that is used to answer questions and prove that something is true

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What is excavation?

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the digging of an area of land to search for objects or remains left behind by people

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What is facts?

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objective information that is true

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What is historians

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people who specialise in studying the past

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What is history?

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a record and analysis of past human events and how they have shaped the world today

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What is inquiry?

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a question asked to obtain information

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What is interpret?

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to make decisions and give explanations about what someone says or what something means

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What is journal?

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a regular publication on a particular subject

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What is opinion?

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a person, book or other forms that provides the necessary information

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What is AD?

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This is the year that Jesus Christ was born

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What is BC?

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Before Christ

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What is BCE?

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Before common era, ie the years before Christ

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What is CE?

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common era, the years after Christ

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What is century

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one hundred years

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What is chronology?

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the arrangement of events in the order in which they happen

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What is circa?

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around (used to refer to a time when only an estimated time)

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What is decade?

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ten years

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What is dynasty?

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a line of rulers that belong to the same family; the years in which a place is ruled by the same family

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What is millennium?

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one thousand years

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What is period?

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a block of time in history that is characterised by a particular organisation or event

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What is timeline?

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a summary of a sequence of events in chronological order

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What are the questions we ask in learning history?

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What happen in the past?
When did it happen?
How did it happen?
Why did it happen?
Where did it happen?
Who were involved?
What were the effects on people and society?
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What are sources to learn about the past?

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written sources
oral sources
pictorial sources
artefacts

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What is a primary source?

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Those who were directly involved in the historical events or who witnessed the events

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What is a secondary source?

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Those who were not directly involved in the events or did not witness the events

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How do Historians obtain the information they need?

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Look for sources
Ensure that more than one source is used to construct their knowledge of the past
Examine each source carefully

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How do Historians test the reliability of their sources?

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Check if the source is reliable
Check if the source is consistent
Corroborate the information they obtain from the sources

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How could time periods in history be determined?

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Prehistoric time is divided according to the materials used to make tools
The past can also be divided according to the rule of different dynasties
The past can be divided according to significant events

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