What Is History

Question 1

What is history

Answer 1

The study of the past

Question 2

How do we find out about History

Answer 2

We use artifacts

Question 3

What does BC stand for

Answer 3

Before Christ

Question 4

Whatdoes AD stand for

Answer 4

Anno Domini

Question 5

What is chronological order

Answer 5

The order in which events occur in the past

Question 6

What does a timeline do

Answer 6

It shows the difference in time between two events or more

Question 7

Why are timelines important to historians

Answer 7

It tells them events in chronological order and how long before or after they occur

Question 8

How long is a decade

Answer 8

10 years

Question 9

How long is a century

Answer 9

100 years

Question 10

How long is a millennium

Answer 10

1000 years

Question 11

What does anno Domini mean

Answer 11

In the year of our lord

Question 12

What is an anachronism

Answer 12

An object placed into the wrong time period meaning it wasn’t invented

Question 13

What is a source

Answer 13

Primary evidence made at the time

Question 14

What is an interpretation

Answer 14

Secondary evidence deliberately made after the event

Question 15

4 examples of a source

Answer 15

Photos
Diary entries
Propaganda posters
Speeches

Question 16

4 examples of an interpretation

Answer 16

Documentaries
History textbooks
Reconstructive drawings
Historical films