The historian and archeologist Flashcards
What is a secondary source
A secondary source is taken from after the event
What is a primary source
A primary source is taken directly from the event
What is a biography
A biography is the story of someone’s life written by someone else
What is an autobiography
An autobiography is the story of someone’s life written by themselves
What is a census
A census is a government record with information about people
What is bias
Bias is when a story is changed to make someone seem better than someone else
What is propaganda
Propaganda is like bias but on a larger scale
What’s a manuscript
A manuscript is a type of book made in ancient times
How long is a decade
A decade is 10 years long
How long is a century
A century is 100 years long
How long is a millennium
A millennium is 1000 years long
What’s an archive
An archive is an old document
What’s a historian
A historian is someone who studies the past
What was prehistory
Prehistory was a time before books were invented
What is archeology
Archeology is where historians study items from the past
