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History Summer Test Flashcards

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What is history?

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History is the study of the past

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What is a source

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A source something that gives us information or evidence about a person, place or thing in the past

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What is prehistory?

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Prehistory is the period of time before writing was used

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What is archaeology?

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archaeology is the study of the remains left by people in the past

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Define the term historical consciousness

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It is being able to place ourselves in past human experience, linking the past, the present and the future

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What is a historian ?y

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A historian is someone who is an expert in, or a student of, history

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What is an archaeologist?

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An archaeologist is someone who investigates places and objects left by people in the past, including the time before written records were kept

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What is cross checking?

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It is when more than one source is used to make sure the information is correct

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What is an archive?

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An archive is a place that catalogues and stores a collection of written and other sources

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Define the word museum.

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It is a place that collects and displays objects for public education and appreciation

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What is a primary source

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A primary source is a a source from the time in question; a first-hand account of what happened

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What is a secondary source?

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A secondary source is a a source from a later date, after the time in question

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What is an artefact?

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An artefact is any human-made object, e.g. pottery, a tool or a weapon such as a spear

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What is a census?

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A census is an official survey of a population

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What is an autobiography?

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an account of a person’s life written by the person themselves

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What is a biography?

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It is an account of a person’s life written by someone else

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Define the term bias

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Bias is when an account is not balanced, but unfairly favours one side

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Define the word exaggeration

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Exaggeration is when something is represented as better or worse than it actually was

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What is propaganda?

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Propaganda is information that has been designed to influence the attitudes and behaviours of the general public

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What is chronology?

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Chronology is putting events into the sequence in which they happened

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What is an excavation?

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An excavation is when archaeologists dig up the ground to find evidence left by people in the past

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What is a aerial photograph?

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It is a a photograph taken of the ground from an elevated position, for example from a helicopter or drone

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What is radiocarbon dating?

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It is not a method of dating based on the falling levels of carbon-14 in tissue over time

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What is a geophysical survey?

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A geophysical survey is a survey of what’s underneath the ground, like an x-ray of the ground

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Define the term pollen analysis

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A pollen analysis is the study of pollen remains to find out what was growing at a site during a particular time period

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What is stratigraphy?

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Stratigraphy is a method of dating artefacts and evidence by how deep in the ground they were when found

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What is dendrochronology?

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It is a method of dating that uses the unique growth patterns of tree rings as a guide

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What is a conservative?

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It is when historic objects are protected and preserved so that they do not decay

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What are the renaissance?

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It is the rebirth of European interest in the civilisations of Ancient Greece and Rome. During this period, people began to question old ideas from the Middle Ages and develop new ideas about art, architecture, science, literature and medicine

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What is a patron?

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It is a wealthy person who commissioned (hired) an artist to produce a work of art for them

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What is anatomy

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Is the study of the structure of the human body

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What is movable printing press

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It is a method of printing books that placed individual metal letters into a frame to form words, coated them with ink and pressed the frame onto paper

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What craftsman made the book of durrow

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Scribe

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What craftsman created chalices

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Metalwork

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What craftsman man created cross of muiredach

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Stone work

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Name one famous Irish monastery

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Inis mor

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Who’s the founder of inis mor

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St enda

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Name and explain two ways Irish monks spread Christianity abroad

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St Columbanus left a monastery in Bango,Co. Down and went to Europe with a dozen companions, where he founded several monasteries, including Luxeuil in France and Bobbio in Italy.

Another example is St Colmcille, He founded monasteries in Durrow and Derry in Ireland, and on lona, an island off the Scottish coast. Iona is most likely where the Book of Kells was created.

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Decribe the Aragh Chalice

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The bowl and front chalice were made of spoon silver the other side is decorated with gold silver glass Amber and enamel ornaments the bottom of the foot is also decorated with elaborate glass and panels. It has beautiful gold wiring.

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Who invented the printing press

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Johannes Gutenberg

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