Defintions Flashcards
What’s chronology
It’s putting things in the order that they happened
The meaning of millennia
This means 1000 years
What does AD mean
Anno domini (the year of our Lord) after Christ’s birth
What’s cause and consequence
Cause is why it happened and consequence is what happened afterwards
What’s change and continuity
Change involves tracing how things have altered over time.
Continuity related to how despite major changes some things remain the same
What’s interpretation
An interpretation is similar to an opinion
What’s history
It’s the study of past events, places, people and trends
What’s anachronism
It’s when things are put in the wrong time period
What are the types of evidence
Oral or written evidence
Visual evidence
Written evidence
Physical evidence
Give three types of oral evidence
Documentary
Radio
Ews
Give 3 types of written evidence
Diaries
Books
Letters
Give 3 types of physical evidence
Swords
Coins
Fabrics
What’s primary evidence
It’s first hand evidence that comes from the time in which the event took place
Give a type of primary evidence
An eyewitness
Diaries
Coins
A gas mask from the Second World War
The pyramid of Egypt
Letters
What’s secondary evidence
Evidence that’s written after the event happens
