what IS history? Flashcards

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Where does the English word “history” come from?

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The Greek word “historia”

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What is the meaning of the Greek word “Historia”

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‘Historia’ means ‘learning by inquiry’

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what is the difference between memory and history

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The difference is your memory can change crucial details of an event, where as history is the fact of what happened.

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what is a primary source

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a primary source is when someone tells you their experience of an event.

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what is a secondary source

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a secondary source is when you get “second hand” information of an event.

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what does A.D stand for

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Anno Domini

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What does B.C stand for

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Before Christ

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what is the meaning of ‘Anno Domini’

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the year of our lord

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what is an anachronism

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anachronisms are things that shouldn’t be happening in the time something is set

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