The Historian Flashcards
What is history
The study of the past
What is a source
A source is something that gives us information about the past
What is prehistory
The period of time before writing was used
What is archeology
The study of remains left by people in the past
What is a historian
A person who studies the past
What is an archaeologist
Someone who investigates places and objects left by people in the past
What is cross checking
When you check your information on a different source than you used originally
What is an archive
a place with a collection of historical documents
providing information
What is a museum
A place that collects and displays objects for public education
What is primary source
A source from the time, a first hand account
What is a secondary source
A source from a later date after the time in question
What is an artefact
A man made object from the past
What is bias
Is when an account is unfair and favours one side
What is exaggeration
When something is represented as better or worse than it actually is
What is propeganda
The spreading of information with the purpose injuring or helping a situation
What is a tactile source
A source that can be touched like an artefact
Reinterpretations
To see something in a clear or different light
