The Job Of An Historian Flashcards
What does a museum collect?
A museum collects and stores objects for study and display.
What does an archive collect?
An archive collects mainly written ( documentary ) sources.
What is a primary source?
Primary sources are those that come directly from the time being studied.
E.g. Photographs, speeches, newspaper reports.
What is a secondary source?
Secondary sources come from after the time being studied.
E.g. Our history book, biography.
What is biased or to show bias?
People are biased or show bias when they deliberately select evidence to weaken the other case.
What is meant by prejudice?
Prejudice is making up your mind before you know what happened.
What is propaganda?
Propaganda is used when you appeal to people’s feelings in order to promote your point of view and convince people you are right.
Name three written sources.
Manuscripts, autobiography and biography.
What is a manuscript?
A manuscript is a book written by hand.
What is an autobiography?
An autobiography is the story of a persons life written by that person.
What is a biography?
A biography is written by an historian about the other persons life.
What is a census of population?
Census is the official population count taken every 10 years.
What are artefacts?
Artefacts are man made objects.
What is an archeologist?
An archeologist studies artefacts.
What is chronology?
Chronology is the study of time and dates.
