history-how historians and archaelogists find out about the past

Question 1

bias

Answer 1

when people select information, evidence or sources to support their own case

Question 2

census

Answer 2

official count of people in a country and information about them.

Question 3

interpretations

Answer 3

different historians view about why and how events happened in the past

Question 4

limitations

Answer 4

weakness relating to sources

Question 5

objective

Answer 5

historical view not influenced by opinions and feelings

Question 6

subjective

Answer 6

view influenced by opinions and feelings

Question 7

propaganda

Answer 7

use of information to influence opinions of people to insure power

Question 8

reliable

Answer 8

source where information can be trusted

Question 9

ariel photography

Answer 9

use of drones or aircraft to photograph features on the ground

Question 10

archaelogy

Answer 10

study of the past through material remains

Question 11

history

Answer 11

the story of the past

Question 12

crop marks

Answer 12

patterns in a way that the crops grow that reveal underground features

Question 13

dendrochronology (tree ring dating)

Answer 13

finding out how old timber is by studying the pattern of the rings

Question 14

postholes

Answer 14

darkened soil patch where timber posts rotted away

Question 15

radiocarbon dating

Answer 15

technique used to date ancient objects by measuring the amount of carbon in them

Question 16

survey

Answer 16

examination and recording of an area and its features