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
What is research archeology
Research archeology is when archeology is done because they have proof something is buried there
What is rescue archeology
Rescue archeology is done when a building is going to be built on an important site
What is a geophysical survey
A geophysical survey is an X-ray of the ground for buildings or objects
What is an aerial photograph
An aerial photograph is a picture taken from the air
What is an archeologist
An archeologist is someone who digs up items from the past
What is an artefact
An artefact is an item from the past
What are post holes
Post holes show where wooden posts used in construction were put.
What is stratigraphy
Stratigraphy is a method of dating by judging its age by how far it was buried underground
What is (radio)carbon dating
Another method of dating by measuring the amount of carbon 14 on some remains
