what is history

Question 1

what is history

Answer 1

the study of the past using sources

Question 2

what is a primary source

Answer 2

something that was made or written at the time of the even, first hand evidence

Question 3

what is a secondry source

Answer 3

something that was made or written after the event took place

Question 4

what is an objective source

Answer 4

give both sides of the story , not based on personal opinions or feelings

Question 5

hat is a biased source

Answer 5

only gives on side of the story , one sided source

Question 6

what is proaganda

Answer 6

information used to promote the ideas of a particular group or organisation

Question 7

whats an artefact

Answer 7

anything from the past

Question 8

whats chronology

Answer 8

the order in which events happened

Question 9

what is archeology

Answer 9

the study of the past by using artefacts or finding historical objects

Question 10

how does an archeologists find historical objects

Answer 10

they excavate or dig up artefacts from the ground or examine buildings or artefacts above ground

Question 11

what is prehistory

Answer 11

the time in history before written sources where found

Question 12

how do archeologists find were to dig [9]

Answer 12

1.chance discoveries
2.old stories or local legands
3.old maps
4.geophysical surveys-using metal detectors to find artefacts under ground
5.aerial photographs-looking for coulour change or lumps in the ground
6.satellites
7.rescue or salvage archeology-when building new buildings artefacts may be found
8. underwater surveys
9.field walking-looking for irregularities in the ground

Question 13

tools of an archeologists [11]

Answer 13

1.plastic bags and labels
2.sitebooks
3.catalogues
4.pick-axes
5.brushes
6.diggers
7.trowels
8.scales
9.drawing frame
11.computor

Question 14

what is a site grid

Answer 14

archeologists divide the area they are studying and label it they then know where they found each piece