The Historian

Question 1

Explain the term historical repository

Answer 1

A place where evidence of the past can be stored and maintained

Question 2

List three places a historian can find evidence.

Answer 2

1 letters
2 Maps
3 Artefacts

Question 3

Explain the terms cross-checking and artefact.

Answer 3

Cross- checking: when more than one source is used to make sure the information is correct
Artefact: any human made object

Question 4

Explain the terms primary source and secondary source.

Answer 4

Primary source: a source from time in question.
Secondary source: a source from a later date

Question 5

List three examples of primary sources and secondary sources.

Answer 5

Primary: Secondary :
1 photographs 1 websites
2 a census 2 Movies
3 newspapers. 3 podcasts

Question 6

List two examples of written sources

Answer 6

1 letters
2 diaries

Question 7

Explain the terms bias and propaganda

Answer 7

Bias: when an account is not balanced, but unfairly favoured one side
Propaganda: information that has been designed to influence the attitude and behaviour of the general public

Question 8

Explain the term tactile source

Answer 8

A source that can be touched

Question 9

Explain the term chronology

Answer 9

Putting events into sequence in which they happened

Question 10

Explain the term reinterpretation

Answer 10

To see something in a new or different light