The Historian👨‍🏫

Question 1

History

Answer 1

The study of the past.

Question 2

Define source

Answer 2

A source is something that gives us information or evidence about a person, place or thing in the past.

Question 3

Prehistory

Answer 3

The period of time before writing was used.

Question 4

Archaeology

Answer 4

The study of the remains left by people in the past.

Question 5

Difference between history and prehistory.

Answer 5

Prehistory- period before writing
History- everything that has happened since people began to use writing.

Question 6

Historical consciousness

Answer 6

Being able to place ourselves in past human experiences, linking the past present and future.

Question 7

Historian

Answer 7

Someone who is an expert in or student of history.

Question 8

Archaeologist

Answer 8

Someone who investigates places and objects left by people in the past, including the time before written records were kept.

Question 9

Cross-checking

Answer 9

When more than one source is used to make sure the information is correct.

Question 10

Historical repository

Answer 10

A place where evidence of the past can be stored and maintained, for example artefacts, government documents, manuscripts or photographs.

Question 11

Archive

Answer 11

A place that catalogues and stores a collection of written and other sources.

Question 12

Museum

Answer 12

A place that collects and displays objects for public education and appreciation.

Question 13

Primary source

Answer 13

A source from the time in question; a first - hand account of what happened.

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Secondary source

Answer 14

A source from a later date, after the time in question.

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Artefact

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Any human-made object, e.g. pottery, a tool, a weapon.

Question 16

Census

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An official survey of a population.

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Autobiography

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An account of a persons life written by the person themselves.

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Biography

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An account of a persons life written by the by someone else.

Question 19

Handling box

Answer 19

A box containing replicas of artefacts, so that anyone can examine them without damaging an original

Question 20

Accuracy

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Involves judging how correct the information you are using is.

Question 21

Bias

Answer 21

When an account is not balanced, but unfairly favours one side.

Question 22

Exaggeration

Answer 22

When something is represented as better or worse than is actually was.

Question 23

Propaganda

Answer 23

Information that has been designed to influence the attitudes and behaviours of the general public.

Question 24

Name the types of sources

Answer 24

Written
Visual
Aural
Oral
Tactile

Question 25

Tactile source

Answer 25

A source that can be touched - a physical object, like an artefact

Question 26

Chronology

Answer 26

Putting events into the sequence in which they happened.

Question 27

We call any date before the birth of Jesus either _____

Answer 27

BCE (before common era) BC (before christ)

Question 28

We call any date since the birth of Jesus either______

Answer 28

CE (common era) AD (anno domini)

Question 29

Reinterpretation

Answer 29

To see something in a new or different light.