The Historian

Question 0

Secondary source

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Was based on a primary source that was recorded after something happened.

Question 1

Primary Source

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Are taken directly from the past.

Example: talking with someone who witnessed it.

Question 2

Biography

Answer 2

A historical account or biology written from personal knowledge

Question 3

Autobiography

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It is a written account of the life of a person written by that person

Question 4

Census

Answer 4

An official count or survey,especially of a population

Question 5

Bias

Answer 5

Does the source favour one side or another? Newspapers can be very biased.

Question 6

Propaganda

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This is a way of presenting information,sometimes false information in order to influence people’s opinions

Question 7

Manuscript

Answer 7

A book,document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed

Question 8

Decade

Answer 8

A period of 10 years

Question 9

Century

Answer 9

A period of 100 years

Question 10

Millennium

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A period of 1000 years

Question 11

Archive

Answer 11

A collection or historical documents or records providing information about a place,institution,or group of people

Question 12

Historian

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Study events from the past.

Question 13

Prehistory

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The time before things were written down Example: the Stone Age. We rely on archaeology to find out about this period.

Question 14

Archaeology

Answer 14

History covers all the events that happened in the past