History Flashcards
What is a historian
Historians are like detectives and pick up clues left by others from the past
What do historians use to find there answer
Historians use sources to find the answer of the thing they are looking for
What are the three different types of sources
The three different types of sources historians use are
Written. A book or something
Spoken. A video
Physical sources. Photos
What is a primary source
A primary source Is something where you get the information from first hand experience.
What is a secondary source
Secondary sources are written told or made after the event by somone who wasn’t there.
What does AD stand for?
Ad stands for anno domino
What does bc stand for?
Before Christ
What does Ce stand for?
Ce stands for common era so the time it is now
What does Bce stand for?
Bce stands for before common era
What time period was the 13 th century in
The thirteenth century was in the years 1200-1299
You need to remember that the century what it says means the century before it.
How long is a millennium
A millennium is 1000 years
Who is otzi
Otzi is the ice man who was found in the otzial alps of Northern Austria where died and had been froze for years
What is a century
A century is a 100 years
What is chronological order?
Chronological order is from the longest time ago to the closest time ago
Does an anno Domini and common era move forward in time or back in time
Ce ( common era ) and ad (anno Domini) move forward in time
How many days in a year ( not a leap year )
There are 365 days in a year
How many years in a decade
There Are ten years in a decade
What was the year Jesus was born
Jesus was born in the year 0
Is a museum display a primary or secondary source
A museum display is a primary source as you can physically touch and see it.
Is the Internet a first or secondary source of info
Secondary source as half the stuff on it was from old days
Around what year did otzi live
It is said that otzi lived in the years 3300 Bce
What is an Artefact
An artefact is something made by humans
What is an archeologist
Somone who investigates the past by digging up objects left by other generations
What do archeologists look for
Archeologists mostly look for
Fossils
Artefacts
And structures