Year 7 History Skills - Glossary Words

A primary source is a source created during the time period being studied

• True

• False

A secondary source is a source that was created during the time period being studied

• True

• False

The study of past events, particularly those involving humans is known as

• Archaeology

• Social Studies

• History

• Geography

An historian is

• A person who excavates then studies the remains of the past

• A person who studies secondary sources

• A person who studies primary sources

• A person who is an expert in the study of history, studies sources and writes about the past

An archaeologist is

• A person who studies secondary sources

• A person who studies sources and writes about the past

• A person who excavates then studies the remains of the past

• A person who studies written evidence

The system of squares used by archaeologists to divide up a site is known as

• Grid system

• Open area system

• Graph system

• Box system

A person, place or article that gives us information or proof of an event, person or place in history is referred to as a source

• True

• False

The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains is known as

• History

• Archaeology

• Stratigraphy

• Sources

CE is the abbreviation for

• Common Epoch

• Common Era

• Christ's Era

• Christ's Epoch

The place in which evidence of past activity is preserved and has been investigated by archaeologists is called a

• Grid system

• Source

• Evidence

• Site