History Flashcards
Nature
It Is the type of source
Content of source
It is the general information contained in the source
Context of source
Put the source into its time period. Origin of publishing it who, when, where is it from
Origin of source
When and where was it made
Purpose of source
The message the source gives to the consumer
Why did the Black Death become so wide spread in europe?
Because of rats
Why was the invention of the printing press so important?
It got communication levels to a new height
Value of source
How useful is it how much does it tell you. Is it reliable
Decade
10 years
Century
100 years
Millennium
1000 years
BCE
Before the common era
Historian
Someone who studies or writer about the past
History
Study of the past
Ancient history
The study of the beginning of writing and recorded human history with the ancient civilisations
Archeologist
a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains.