History Keywords Flashcards
Chronology
The order in which a series of events happen
Source
Something that tells us about history i.e. a book, a letter, a painting, a photograph, an artefact
Primary source
A source that was made at the time of the event i.e. a diary entry, a castle, or a photograph.
Secondary source
A source made after the time of the event i.e. a school textbook,a replica WWI weapon or someone who was not at the event
Biased
One sided viewpoint
Evidence
Information which can be written, visual, oral or physical sources
Decade
10 years
Century
100 years
Millennium
1000 years
Before Christ (BC)
the time period before Jesus Christ was born
Anno Domini (AD)
The number of years since Jesus Christ was born “ in the year of our lord”.
Interpretation
Different viewpoints of the past