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History Yearly Exam Yr 7 Flashcards

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Definition: Anachronism

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an object, person, event or practice that is placed outside of it’s original time period.

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Definition: Chronological order

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the order in which things. Happened from first to last. time order from earliest to most recent.

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Definition: Ancient History

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period of time from 4000BC to 476AD between the invention of writing and the fall of the roman empire.

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Definition: Conservation

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means conserving our heritage for the future

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Definition: AD

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Anno Domini. “in the year of our lord” the period of time that occurs after the birth of christ.

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Definition: decade

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the measure of 10 years of time

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Definition: archeologist

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

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Definition: Dynasty

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period of rule of one specific family

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Definition: archeology

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

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Definition: empathy

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the ability to appreciate how other people think and feel; to put youself in someone else’s position.

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Definition: artifact

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an object that has been made/ altered by humans being such as weapons, clothing, jewellery and pottery.

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Definition: B.C.

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Before Christ. Term for the period of time before the birth of Christ.

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Definition: evidence

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information gathered from sources. facts used to support conclusion.

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Definition: Bias

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Information that is written from one point of view and as a result is one-sided, inaccurate or incomplete.

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Definition: Excavation

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the method used by archeologist to dig up remains of the past.

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Definition: B.C.E.

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Before Common Era. The time before Christ’s birth.

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Definition: Fact

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something that is true, something that actually exists or something that can be proven or checked

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Definition: Cenury

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measure of one hundred years of time

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Definition: Historian

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person who studies the past through written records.

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Definition: C.E.

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Common Era. The time since Christ’s Birth.

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Definition: History

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the study of the past through written records

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Definition: chronology

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the study of dates and time

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Definition: heritage

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things inherited from previous generations which we value, including events, traditions, influences and experiences.

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Definition: Medieval History (the middle ages)

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period of history from the fall of the roman empire 476AD to the beginning of the modern times.

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Definition: Secondary source

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a source that was created after the time period in history that is being studied.

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Definition: millennium

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the measure of one thousand years of time

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Definition: shred

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a piece of broken pottery

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Definition: Modern History

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Period of history from the french revolution, 1798, to the present

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Definition: source

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an artefact, piece of writing or organic remains that provides evidence

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Definition: objective

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Facts. Without emotions of feelings.

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Definition: subjective

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a persons perspective (point of view), feelings or thoughts

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Definition: tell

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an archeologist mound site. A series of settlements built over the top of each other over time.

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Definition: oral history

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stories from the past that have been passed down by word of mouth.

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Definition: timeline

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a diagram using a scale the represents a period of time. A timeline is an example of a number-line.

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Definition: Primary souce

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

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Definition: Value (of souces)

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the information and evidence that a source provides in an investigation.

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Definition: Limitation (of sources)

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The problems with a source that a historian may encounter when trying o gain information or evidence from a source. Things that limit a sources value.

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Definition: Prehistory

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Period of history before writing. Anything that existed during that period of time is known as prehistoric.

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Definition: traditional

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a belief or custom that has been handed down through generations.

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Definition: era

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a long period of time, during which fashions (way of doing things) or ideas stay the same

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Definition: cause and effect

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

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