The historian Flashcards
(9 cards)
What is history
History is the study of the past
What is a primary source
A primary source is a first hand account of information e.g an artefact or diary
What is a secondary source
A secondary source is a second hand account of something e.g documentary or textbook
What does the word ‘bias’ mean
When an account is not balanced and unfairly favours another thing
Give one disadvantage to eye witness accounts
They could be bias
2 pieces of advice that you would give to someone who is trying to judge if a source is reliable or not
Is the information accurate and is the information exaggerated
2 places historians can find sources
Archives museums
What is chronology
The arrangement of events and dates in their order of occurrence
What do B.C and A.D stand for
Before Christ and after death
