History Yearly Exam Yr 7

Question 1

Definition: Anachronism

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Definition: Chronological order

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Definition: Ancient History

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Definition: Conservation

Answer 4

means conserving our heritage for the future

Question 5

Definition: AD

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Definition: decade

Answer 6

the measure of 10 years of time

Question 7

Definition: archeologist

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Definition: Dynasty

Answer 8

period of rule of one specific family

Question 9

Definition: archeology

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Definition: empathy

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Definition: artifact

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Definition: B.C.

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Definition: evidence

Answer 13

information gathered from sources. facts used to support conclusion.

Question 14

Definition: Bias

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Definition: Excavation

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Definition: B.C.E.

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Definition: Fact

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Definition: Cenury

Answer 18

measure of one hundred years of time

Question 19

Definition: Historian

Answer 19

person who studies the past through written records.

Question 20

Definition: C.E.

Answer 20

Common Era. The time since Christ’s Birth.

Question 21

Definition: History

Answer 21

the study of the past through written records

Question 22

Definition: chronology

Answer 22

the study of dates and time

Question 23

Definition: heritage

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Definition: Medieval History (the middle ages)

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Definition: Secondary source

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Definition: millennium

Answer 26

the measure of one thousand years of time

Question 27

Definition: shred

Answer 27

a piece of broken pottery

Question 28

Definition: Modern History

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Definition: source

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Definition: objective

Answer 30

Facts. Without emotions of feelings.

Question 31

Definition: subjective

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Definition: tell

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Definition: oral history

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Definition: timeline

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Definition: Primary souce

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Definition: Value (of souces)

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Definition: Limitation (of sources)

Answer 37

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.

Question 38

Definition: Prehistory

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Definition: traditional

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Definition: era

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Definition: cause and effect

Answer 41

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.