History Chapter 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is history? | History is the story of the past. |
History is...... | finding out about the past - using sources - tells us what happened and why it happened. |
Name three types of sources. | Written, visual and oral. |
What does an archive store? | It stores mainly written sources. |
What does a museum collect and store? | Objects for study and display. |
What is a primary source? | Primary sources are those that come directly from the time that is being studied. |
What is a secondary source? | Secondary sources come from after the time being studied. |
What is bias? | People show bias when they deliberately select evidence to strengthen their own case and weaken the other cases. |
What is prejudice? | Prejudice is making up your mind before you know what happened. |
What is propaganda? | Propaganda is used when you appeal to people's feelings in order to promote your point of view. |
Name some written sources. | Manuscripts, an autobiography, a biography, historical novels, diaries, letters, government records, newspapers. |
Name some visual sources. | Photographs, paintings, documentaries, cartoons, drawings, maps. |
Name an oral source. | Eyewitness accounts. |
What is chronology? | Putting events in order of time. |
What are the skills of a historian? | Locate information, research, sort information, understand cause, ask questions, make judgements. |
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