History definitions Part 1

Question 1

anachronism:

Answer 1

an object, person, event or practise
that is placed outside its original time
period.

Question 2

chronological order:

Answer 2

the order in which things happened
from first to last. Time order, from
earliest to most recent.

Question 3

Ancient History:

Answer 3

period of time from c. 4000BC to
476AD between the invention of
writing and the fall of the Roman
Empire.

Question 4

conservation:

Answer 4

means of conserving our heritage for
the future

Question 5

Anno Domini: (AD)

Answer 5

“in the year of our Lord”. The period
of time that occurs after the birth of
Christ.

Question 6

decade:

Answer 6

A a measure of 10 years time

Question 7

archaeologist:

Answer 7

a person specially trained to
investigate the past by digging up and
examining objects (artefacts) that
have been left by previous people

Question 8

dynasty:

Answer 8

period of rule of one specific family

Question 9

archaeology:

Answer 9

the study of ancient societies through
the artefacts that they left behind.

Question 10

artefact:

Answer 10

an object that has been made/ altered
by human beings such as weapons,
clothing, jewellery and pottery