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Chapters 1-2
Definitions of Chapters 1-2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| History | This is the story of the past |
| Prehistory | This refers to the time before writing was invented |
| A source | Anything that provides evidence about the past |
| Written Sources | These are written evidence, they tell us the most about the past |
| Oral Sources | Interviews with people who lived long ago |
| Visual Sources | These include photographs, drawings and paintings. |
| Artefacts are human-made objects | These are human-made objects |
| Site | The place where the archaeologist works |
| Excavate | When an archaeologist digs in the ground looking for remains from the past |
| Bias | When writers slant/change what they say to conceal the truth or to present themselves in a good light. |
| Prejudice | When writers have made up their minds in advance and present only their point of view. |
| Propaganda | where writers are trying to win the readers over to their point of view. They might try to make one side look good and someone else bad |
| Museum | Where artefacts are stored. |
| Archive | Where written sources are stored |
| Decade | 10 years |
| Century | 100 years |
| Millennium | 1000 years |
| AD | Years and centuries following the birth of Christ |
| BC | Years before the birth of Christ |
| Primary Sources | Comes directly from the time and the people the historian or archaeologist is studying |
| Secondary sources | They are written after the event and are based on primary sources. |
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MsGorham
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