The Historian Flashcards
What is rescue archeology?
Archeologists carry out a dig before construction of a new road or building takes place
What is Research archeology?
Some sites are chosen to be excavated because there is reason to believe that an artefact will be found
What is a Geophysical survey?
Archeologists X-ray the site with a machine to look at the soil beneath
What is an aerial photograph?
A photo of the site taken from the sky it might show features not visible from ground level
What is a primary source?
A primary source is something or someone that was there at that moment in history
What is a secondary source?
A secondary source is information or evidence that comes from a later date
What is a biography?
A biography is a short book about someone’s life
What is a auto biography?
An autobiography is a book written by someone about themselves
What is a census?
A census is an official count
What is a bias?
Is someone’s opinion Which is mainly one sided
What does propaganda mean?
Propaganda is used to primate a point of view
What does manuscript mean?
Manuscript means a book a document or a piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed
What is a decade?
A decade is 10 years
What is a century?
A century is 100 years
What is a millennium?
A millennium is 1,000 years
