Keywords Flashcards
Historical evidence
Something that provides proof or strong support for a claim about the past
History
Study of people in the past
Anachronism
From the Greek word meaning ‘not of that time’
Archaeology
Study of the remains of the past
Artefact
Anything made by humans
Century
Period of 100 years
Decade
Period of 10 years
Millennium
Period of a million years
Chronology
Study of dates and dating from the chronos times
BC
Before Christ
AD
Anno Domini, Latin for ‘in the year of our lord’
Contender
A claim to the throne
Throne
A term meaning to become the monarch
Heir
The next in line for the throne
Monarch
A person who is king or queen of a country
Tapestry
Sewing picture
Bayeaux tapestry
Sewing picture of the battle of Hastings
Provenance
Where something has come from/ who made it
Barons
Another word for lords
Homage
Where you get land and then kneel down before the King and promise to serve him.
Vassal
A man who has payed homage