The historian Flashcards
Secondary source
Information or evidence that comes from a later date
Primary source
Are taken directly from the past. EG interview
Biography
Is a book where somebody writes about someone else’s life
Autobiography
A book where someone writes about there own life
Census
A record of population
Bias
Is where someone favours one side because of personal feelings
Propaganda
This is a way of presenting information to influence people’s opinion
Manuscript
A book written before printing
Decade
Ten years
Century
One hundred years
Millennium
One thousand years
Historian
Someone who studies history
Pre history
Before written records were made
Archive
A place where documents are stored
Archeology
The profession searching for artefacts