the historian

Question 1

history

Answer 1

history is the study of the past

Question 2

prehistory

Answer 2

prehistory is a period of time before writing was used

Question 3

archaeology

Answer 3

archaeology is the study of remains

Question 4

source

Answer 4

a source is something that gives us information about the past

Question 5

historian

Answer 5

a historian is someone who studies the past

Question 6

archaeologist

Answer 6

an archaeologist in investigates places and remains left by people in the past

Question 7

cross-checking

Answer 7

cross-checking is when one or more sources is used to make sure the information is correct

Question 8

museum

Answer 8

a museum is a place that collects and displays objects

Question 9

archive

Answer 9

an archive is a place that stores written and other sources

Question 10

primary source

Answer 10

a primary source is a source from the time of the event

Question 11

secondary source

Answer 11

a secondary source is a source from a later date

Question 12

artefact

Answer 12

human-made objects

Question 13

handling box

Answer 13

contains copies of artefacts

Question 14

accuracy

Answer 14

accuracy involves judging how correct/true the information is

Question 15

bias

Answer 15

bias is when a source is not balanced/fair. it favors one side over another

Question 16

exaggeration

Answer 16

exaggeration is when something is made out to be better or worse than it is

Question 17

propaganda

Answer 17

propaganda is information used to influence people. for example, a war poster. it is usually biased or can also be inaccurate

Question 18

chronology

Answer 18

putting events into the order in which they happened

Question 19

bc

bce

Answer 19

before christ

before the common era

Question 20

ad

ce

Answer 20

anno domini

common era

Question 21

used on a timeline

Answer 21

bc

ad

Question 22

to call any date before the birth of jesus

Answer 22

bce

ce

Question 23

reinterpretation

Answer 23

to see something in a new or different light. for example, the sinking of the titanic

Question 24

written sources

Answer 24

census, diary, letter, email, newspaper.

we can see which language someone used. they provide us with information about local and world events.

may contain bias. may be exaggerated. my be written in a different language

Question 25

oral sources

Answer 25

interview.

we can learn what someone thinks or experienced

may contain bias. may be exaggerated.

Question 26

visual sources

Answer 26

poster, photograph.

photo captures moment in time. gives us faces for the names in history

images could have been edited. may have been created for propaganda.

Question 27

aural sources

Answer 27

speech, podcast.

can tell us what someone was thinking.

may be bias or exaggerated.

Question 28

tactile sources

Answer 28

artefact, handling box.

can give us information about how people lived.

may be damaged when found. may not be made with the same materials.