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History Exam 1- yr 7 Flashcards

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The definition of history?

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The study of past events through written records

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the definition for a historian

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a person who researches, studies and writes about the past

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The definition of chronology

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the study of dates and time

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the definition of chronological order

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the order in which things happen from first to last. It is the order of events from earliest to most recent.

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the definition of BC

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stands for “before christ” Bc is the term used for the period of time before the birth of christ.

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the definition of AD

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stands for “Anno Domini” a Latin term meaning “in the year of our lord” It describes the period of time after the birth of Christ.

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the definition of century

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it is a period of 100 years

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the definition of the out of Africa theory

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The idea that humans originated on the African continent more than 60 000 years ago and spread across the world from there.

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the definition of migration

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movement of people to a new area or continent

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the definition of Homo sapiens

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The modern species of humans

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the definition of a primary source

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a source that was created during the time in history that is being studied

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the definition of a secondary source

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a source that has been created after the time in history that is being studied, but gives information from that time.

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the definition of a source

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An artifact, piece of writing or organic remains that provides evidence. Can also be a person!

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the definition of evidence

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information gathered from sources. Facts used to support a conclusion.

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the definition of artefact

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

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the definition of provenance

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when and where a source was created

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the definition of position

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what job or title did the creator hold?

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the definition of person

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who were they?

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the definition of archeology

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Archeology is the study of the physical remains of the past to learn about the lives of humans who lived in older societies than our own.

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the definition of cause and effect

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as historians, we look at an event and ask questions. Two important things we try to understand are why the event happened (the cause) and what the consequences (effects) of the event were.

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how long is a decade?

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10 years

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how long is a millennium?

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1 000 years

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How is a historian different to an archeologist?

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  • Historians learn and discover more about history.
  • the ancient history
  • it studies the past by using the words of a historian/ rewriting the past.
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what are the similarities between a historian and an archeologist?

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they both study the past and ancient people and things.

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how is an archeologist different to a historian?

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  • the more recent history
  • digs out information through finding articles. They study events, people, art and culture.
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What is the difference between what historians and archeologists study?

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History and archaeology are different in that they study the artifacts from different perspectives. Archaeologists are more concerned with physical evidence (artifacts); historians rely more on documentary evidence to support their work.

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what is a value or limitation of a source with an example?

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A source’s usefulness can often be limited based on what information it doesn’t provide. For example an ancient aboriginal artwork. We do not know of the person creating this artwork, therefore The message is not clear as to what the thought behind it was. This is a limitation because that means we cannot be 100% accurate when studying the ancient Aboriginal’s past and their cultures/beliefs. A limitation can make the source vary in value. A source with a lot of limitations will not be as useful and therefore not have as much value.

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what must timelines include?

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A title
A number line
Be drawn using a scale
Show what scale has been used

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what are the steps for drawing a timeline?

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Put events in chronological order
Work out the scale and draw a number line
Plot the dates/times onto the number line
Fill in the information for each event

30
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who are our distant cousins?

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Chimpansese. but we had a common ancestor. (6.5 million years ago)

31
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who lived with them across Asia?

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Homo erectus (2 million years ago)

32
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who lived with them across Europe and Western and Central Asia?

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Neanderthals (2 million years ago)

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Are the Neanderthals socially and physically different to the homo erectus?

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The Neanderthals had developed more social relationships as they cared for the sick and buried the dead, they were also more stocky and had adapted to the cold.

34
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when did they start to make more sophisticated tools, and art and express more complex language?

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50, 000 years ago

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when did they spread all around the world?

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60, 000 years ago

36
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why was it hard for them to turn back after travelling to Asia?

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dry climatic conditions like the sahara desert expanded making it harder to turn back

37
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What did some of their descendants do to avoid this?

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some of them followed a coastal rout (eastward) reaching Malaysia 47, 593 years ago.

38
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When did they end up reaching Australia?

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By 45, 000 years ago people were living in parts of Australia.

39
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when did they end up reaching Europe?

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They reached Australia around the same time they reached Europe.

40
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what delayed them from reaching Europe?

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When travelling to Europe they experienced cold climatical changes (not the ice age).

41
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what made it harder for the homo Sapiens to travel?

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The rising sea levels were a problem for the Homo sapiens when it came to travelling to other countries that used to be joined.

42
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what made it easier for the homo sapiens to travel?

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The way the Homo sapiens were able to finally spread into other lands was when the polar icecaps froze (the ice age). There was less water in the ocean so when the icecaps froze, land bridges appeared and the travelling distance between Timor and Sahul (what is now Australia) was reduced to about 90 kilometres. They went along the coast of Asia and crossed 90km of open water to get to Australia.

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What happened due to the rising temperatures after the ice age?

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The people became rich in plants and animals so they no longer needed to travel for food so people settled in more permanent areas.

44
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why was it hard to feed everyone during this time?

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They began to create families so in some parts during the drought it was hard to supply them with food as the population was growing so fast.

44
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Who had more power?

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Whoever controlled the grain supplies had more power.

44
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what then changed society forever?

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They then developed agriculture. This meant more food for the growing population. 6, 000 years ago Mesopotamia had cities with wealth, power and a new social order.

45
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what is something someone thinks feels or believes to be true?

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opinion

46
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what is an anachronism?

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something that does not belong in that time period. eg a phone in 1788.

47
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how to order something in chronological order?

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After 1 AD the numbers get higher. for example, the year 12 is before 2023 when putting them in chronological order (it’s just like counting). It’s the opposite for BC, As the number before the ‘BC’ gets higher, the oldest it is in chronological order (the lowest it is on the scale).

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why is a scale important when creating a timeline?

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It makes the timeline more precise, and easier to construct and interpret. it is also easier to determine how far apart things happened in history.

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