The Historian Flashcards
Secondary source
Was based on primary source that was recorded after something happened
Primary source
Taken directly from the past eg talking with someone who witnessed it
Biography
A historical account or biology written from personal knowledge
Auto biography
It is a written account of the life of a person by that person
Census
An official count or survey especially of a population
Bias
Does the source favour one source or another ? Newspapers can be very bias
Propaganda
This is a way of presenting information sometimes false information in order to influence people’s opinions
Manuscript
Is a book document or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed
Decade
A period of ten years
A century
Is a period of one hundred years
A millennium
Is a period of one thousand years
Archive
A connection or historical documents or records providing information about a place institution or group of people
Historian
Study’s events from the past
Prehistory
Is the time before things were written down eg Stone Age we rely on archaeology to find out about this period.
Archaeology
History covers all the events that happens in the past
