Keywords Flashcards

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Historical evidence

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Something that provides proof or strong support for a claim about the past

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History

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Study of people in the past

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Anachronism

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From the Greek word meaning ‘not of that time’

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Archaeology

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Study of the remains of the past

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Artefact

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Anything made by humans

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Century

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Period of 100 years

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Decade

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Period of 10 years

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Millennium

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Period of a million years

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Chronology

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Study of dates and dating from the chronos times

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BC

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Before Christ

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AD

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Anno Domini, Latin for ‘in the year of our lord’

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Contender

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A claim to the throne

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Throne

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A term meaning to become the monarch

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Heir

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The next in line for the throne

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Monarch

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A person who is king or queen of a country

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Tapestry

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Sewing picture

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Bayeaux tapestry

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Sewing picture of the battle of Hastings

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Provenance

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Where something has come from/ who made it

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Barons

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Another word for lords

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Homage

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Where you get land and then kneel down before the King and promise to serve him.

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Vassal

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A man who has payed homage