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History Flashcards

1
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Define Archaeology?

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Focuses on the physical evidence left behind from the past.

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2
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What is a Archaeologist?

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Use technology to help them find places to dig

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3
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Define Stratigraphy?

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It allows archaeologists to put the remains of the past

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4
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Define Excavation?

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When archaeologists dig into the earth to find artefacts

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5
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Define Chronological?

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It gathers information about the past.

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Define Artefacts?

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They are items that have been made by people.

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7
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Who is the Father of History?

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Herodotus is the Father of History and he was a Greek Historian famous for writing ‘The Historians’.

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8
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Define History?

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History is the story of Peoples lives from past times.

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What is Chronology?

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Chronology helps determine the contexts of a source and its author.

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10
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What does BC mean?

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It means before Christ.

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What does CE mean?

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it means Common era

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12
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What does BCE mean?

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it means before common era

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13
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What does AD mean?

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it means anno domini

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14
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What is dating?

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it is two kinds of dating: relative and absolute.

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15
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What is Relative dating?

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relative dating provides the order of events in the past but does not give a precise year.

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16
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What is Absolute dating?

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Absolute dating is a scientific and modern method of dating artefacts.

17
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What is Dendrochronology?

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It is Tree-ring dating.

18
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Define source?

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A written or no-written item that provides information about the past.

19
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What is Heritage?

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All of the things that we value from the past, including events, traditions, influences, places and experience.

20
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What are historians?

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It is someone trained to investigate and write about the past.

21
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What is conservation?

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The preservation and protection of artefacts or relics.

22
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What is hypothesis?

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A possible theory to explain what happened.

23
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What is evidence?

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Information found within a source that can be used to prove or disprove something.

24
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What is Perspective?

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A person’s point of view or attitude.

25
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How do Archaeologists know where to look when searching for Artefacts?

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Archaeologist use air balloons as a economical way of finding these sites.

26
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What are the 3 Types of Relative dating and give a short summary for each?

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-Typology:
It is when an object is classified based on its physical features.
-Association:
It is when an object is given a date based on the known date.
-Stratigraphy:
It allows archaeologist to put the remains of the past.

27
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What are the 3 types of Absolute dating and give a short summary.

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-Radiocarbon
It is used for any item that was once alive by measuring the level of carbon-14.
-Thermoluminescence
Determines how much time has gone by since the item was last exposed to sunlight .
-Dendrochronology
It is a Tree-ring dating

28
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What is Primary source?

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Primary sources are first-hand evidence of something happening, or being thought or said.

29
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What is Secondary source?

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Secondary sources are second-hand, published accounts of a person, place, event or thing.

30
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Why is it important to preserve the past?

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It connects us to specific times, places and events.

31
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How can we preserve the past in Museums?

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Providing climate controlled environments and creating replicas to put on display

32
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How can we preserve the past on Archaeological sites?

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Leave artefacts alone and Don’t touch rock art.

33
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Who is Herodotus and why is he significant?

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Herodotus is a Greek historian famous for writing ‘The historians’ and he is significant because he also provides an insight into the contemporary Mediterranean world.

34
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What is Strata?

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Strata are layers of Earth, or sometimes soil.

35
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What is the order of the Hierachy?

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Pharaoh, Nobels chief officials and priests, Merchants and scribes, peasants, slaves.

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