The Historian Flashcards
1
Q
What is a source
A
Something that gives us information or evidence about a person place or thing in the past
2
Q
What is prehistory
A
The time before events were recorded
3
Q
What is archaeology
A
The study of of remains left by people in the past
4
Q
What is a historian
A
An expert or student of history
5
Q
What is cross checking
A
When multiple sources are used to find correct information
6
Q
What is bias
A
When an account is not bus, but unfairly favours one side
7
Q
What is propaganda
A
Information that has been designed to influence the general public
8
Q
What is a tactile source
A
A source that can be touched like an artefact
9
Q
What is chronology
A
The putting of an event into a sequence in which they happened
10
Q
What is reinterpretation
A
The seeing of something in a new light
