is the information obtained from sources that is valuable for an historical inquiry.

Historical Terms

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KG - 12th Grade
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Jake Mawn
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
BCE
Museum
Historical Evidence
Oral tradition
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
the period characterised by the use of stone tools and a hunter gatherer lifestyle
Archaeological dig
Primary sources
Archaeologists
Prehistory
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
a special place where artefacts from the past are displayed for exhibition and public viewing.
Secondary sources
Fossils
Museum
Chronology
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
specialists who excavate, examine and interpret remains from the past.
Archaeologists
Historians
Historical Evidence
Fossils
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
accounts about the past that were created after the time being investigated and which often use or refer to primary sources and present a particular interpretation. Examples include writings of historians, documentaries, history textbooks, and websites.
Prehistory
Oral tradition
BCE
Secondary sources
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified (stone-like) form or as a mould or cast in rock.
Archaeological dig
Museum
CE
Fossils
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
objects and documents created or written during the time being investigated, for example during an event or very soon after. Examples include official documents, diaries and photographs
Archaeologists
Primary sources
Historical Evidence
Chronology
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