The Historian-keywords Flashcards
What is a secondary source?
A secondary source is a book written after an event happens.
What is a primary source ?
A primary source is a artefact or diary taken directly from the past.
What is a biography?
A biography is an account of events making up a persons life.
What is an autobiography?
An autobiography is a book written at the time when a famous event was happening. Example ( The Diary Of Anne Frank)
What is a census?
A census is a periodic count of population.
What is a bias?
A bias is a partiality that prevents objective consideration of a situation.
What is a propaganda ?
A propaganda is information that is spread for the purpose of an event.
What is a manuscript ?
A manuscript is a handwritten book or document.
What is a decade?
A decade is 10 years.
What is a century?
A century is 100 years.
What is a millennium ?
A millennium is 1000 years.
What is an archive?
A archive is depository containing historical records.
What is prehistory?
Prehistory are events that happened before written documents.
What is a historian?
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past.
What is a archaeologist ?
A archaeologist study historical sites.
