Section One Flashcards
(16 cards)
WHAT IS HISTORY??
THE STUDY OF THE PAST
WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN YOU PUT HISTORICAL EVENTS, PEOPLE AND TIMES IN THE CORRECT ORDER??
CHRONOLOGY
WHAT IS CHRONOLOGY??
PUTTING HISTORY’S EVENTS AND PEOPLE INTO THE RIGHT ORDER
WHAT DOES BC STAND FOR??
BEFORE CHRIST (BEFORE ‘YEAR 0’)
WHAT DOES AD STAND FOR??
ANNO DOMINI (AFTER ‘YEAR 0’)
WHAT DOES BCE STAND FOR??
BEFORE THE COMMON ERA
WHAT DOES CE STAND FOR??
COMMON ERA
HOW LONG IS A CENTURY??
100 YEARS
WHAT IS A SOURCE?
IT’S HISTORICAL EVIDENCE
WHAT IS A PRIMARY SOURCE??
ORIGINAL MATERIAL THAT WAS CREATED DURING THE TIME BEING STUDIED OR BY SOMEONE WITH FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENT
WHAT IS A SECONDARY SOURCE??
HISTORICAL EVIDENCE THAT WAS CREATED USING PRIMARY SOURCES.
WHAT IS A HYPOTHESIS?
AN EDUCATED GUESS
WHAT IS AN EYEWITNESS??
AN ACCOUNT THAT WAS WRITTEN ONLY BY SOMEONE WHO WAS ACTUALLY THERE IN THE EVENT
WHAT IS ANACHRONISM?
SOMETHING OR SOMEONE THAT IS NOT IN ITS CORRECT HISTORICAL OR CHRONOLOGICAL TIME
WHAT IS AN INTERPRETATION?
AN INTERPRETATION IS A PERSON’S OPINION OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST BASED ON THE SOURCES THEY HAVE STUDIED
HOW DO YOU COUNT A CENTURY??
YOU TAKE THE YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, 1282. YOU TAKE 12 AND ADD 1 TO IT SO IT MAKES IT THE 13TH CENTURY
