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Definitions of Chapters 1-2

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