Investication And Skills

Question 1

AD

Answer 1

The abbreviation of Anno domini (year of our lord), used to indicate any time after the birth of Christ

Question 2

Archaeology

Answer 2

The study of Ancient and recent human past by examining physical remains found in the ground

Question 3

Artefact

Answer 3

Any object that is made or changed by humans eg. A primitive tool, remains of a building

Question 4

BC

Answer 4

The abbreviation of before Christ, used to indicate any time before the birth of Christ

Question 5

BCE

Answer 5

The abbreviation of before common era, used to indicate, used to indicate anytime before the birth of Christ

Question 6

Bias

Answer 6

A prejudicial attitude for or against something

Question 7

CE

Answer 7

The abbreviation for common era, which refers to anytime after the birth of Christ

Question 8

Century

Answer 8

A period of one hundred

Question 9

Chronology

Answer 9

Arranging events in order in which they occurred in time

Question 10

Circa

Answer 10

Around/ approximately (c.)

Question 11

Civilisations

Answer 11

A society with large scale urban settlements, defined systems and government, social organisations, religion and technologies

Question 12

Contestability

Answer 12

A key concept in history: the state of an interpretation being open to debate, because of a lack of evidence or understanding from a different perspective

Question 13

Credibility

Answer 13

The quality of being trustworthy and able to be believed

Question 14

Culture

Answer 14

The customs and traditions that a community, society or civilisation develops over time that are passed down from generation to generation

Question 15

Decade

Answer 15

A period of 10 years

Question 16

Dendrochonolgy

Answer 16

A method used to estimate the age of trees by counting the rings in the cross-section of a tree trunk once it has been cut down

Question 17

Dynasty

Answer 17

The period of time during which one family controls government, usually over several generations

Question 18

Evidence

Answer 18

A key concept in history: information provided by a source that supports a given interpretation, or provides support for possible answers to inquiry questions

Question 19

Hierarchy

Answer 19

Way of organising things (or people) from top down in order of importance or significance