What Is history Flashcards
What’s history
The study of the past
What is a a source
Something that gives us information or evidence about a person, place or thing in the past
What is prehistory
Period of time before writing was used
What is archaeology
The study of the remains left by people in the past
What’s historical consciousness
Being able to place ourselves in past human experience,linking the past, present and the future
What’s a historian
Someone who is an expert in, or a student of history
What’s an archaeologist
Someone who investigates places and objects left by people in the past
What’s cross-checking
When more than one source is used to make sure information is correct
What’s a historical repository
A place where evidence of the past can be stored and maintained
What’s an archive
A place that catalogues and stores a collection of written and other sources
What’s a museum
A place that collects and displays objects for public display and appreciation
What’s a primary source
A source from the time in question
What’s a secondary source
A source from a later date, after the time in question
What’s an artefact
Any human-made object o eject e.g pottery, tools
What’s a census
An official survey of a population
What’s an autobiography
An account of a persons life written by themselvss
What’s a biography
An count of a persons life written by themselves
What’s a handling box
A box containing replicas of artefacts so that anyone can examine them without damaging the original
What’s accuracy
Judging how correct the information you are using is
What’s bias
What an account is not balanced but unfairly favours one side
What’s exaggeration
When something is represented as worse or better than it actually was
What’s propagande
Information that has been designed to influence the attitudes and behaviours of the general public
What’s a tactile source
A source that can be touched, a physical object
What’s chronology
Putting events into the sequence in which they happened
What’s reinterpretation
To see something in a new or different light
