Wh Flashcards
(54 cards)
Centries
100 years
Millennium
1000 years
BCE
Before common Era
CE
Common Era
BC
Before Christ
AD
After domiomion
A large division of time
Era
Period that begins A.D TO present day
Morden history
Period that ends A.D 500
Acitent history
Period before writing developed
Prehistory
Period between A.D 500 and A.D 1400
Middle Ages
What is the job of an archaeologist
Study the past
List four examples of artifacts
Pottery weapons bones jerlewy
Paleontologist look at clues to the pass by studying
Fossils
What is two examples of a primary source?
Autobiographies and diaries
Letters, diaries, paintings and artifacts are examples of ________ sources
Primary
A history book and biography would be an example of ________ sources
Secondary
Why would a person doing historical research trust primary sources more than secondary sources?
A primary source is a first-hand piece of evidence written by someone who was present
The constitution was written in 1787, in which century did it occur?
18th century
Images that this was the year A.D.2500. How many years ago was A.D. 1500
1000 years ago
Which of these years are most recent
A.D. 600
The Julian calendar began with the birth of Jesus
False
1550 B.C. is older then 3000 B.C.
False
The job of a historian is to examine the cause and effects of events from the past
False
