CSC Year 9 History - Terms and Concepts

A century is a period of ________ years

A decade is equal to ______ years.

Which of these are examples of a "Primary Source"?

• Photograph

• Letter

• Text Book

• Clothing

Which of these are NOT Secondary Sources?

• Bibliography

• Diary

• Textbook

Chronology is

• something that persists for a long time

• placing dates and events in any order

• the arrangement of events or dates in the order they occurred

An artefact is

• a piece of art

• an object made by humans that assists in historical knowledge

• a fact that is incorrect

An alliance is

• a group of countries or individuals working against each other

• a group of countries or individuals working together

In history the term circa would normally be found written next to

• A name. Eg circa Ms Hurlimann

• A place. Eg. circa Melbourne

• A date. Eg circa 1880

Conscription is when

• a country makes individuals legally have to join the war and fight for them

• an individual makes the choice to join the war and fight for their country

This poster is an example of

• hypothesis

• propaganda

• alliance