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Which of the following is History?

• The fall of the Western Roman Empire, 476 AD

• The Homework you did last week

• Roscommon's 1945 all Ireland victory

• Argentina winning the 2022 World Cup

What is a Primary Source?

• A source in Junior Infants-6th Class

• A source written 300 years after an event

• Sources which come directly from the time being studied

• A very interesting source. Nothing more

A Written Source cannot be a Primary Source

• True

• False

A source originating after the time an event took place is known as a _________ source

Which of the following is a WEAKNESS of a source?

• Bias- The Author may have an agenda for/against a group of people/a nation

• Propaganda might use information to unfairly influence opinions

• Eyewitnesses can exaggerate what they saw, or see events out of context

• Images can be edited

What is Prehistory?

• A source you read before reading about History

• It's nothing; Mr Kingi made this term up

• History recorded after the invention of writing systems

• History which took place before the invention of Writing.

What is Archaeology?

• The study of dead plants

• The study of the past through material remains

• The study of nuclear weapons

• Someone who writes internet articles about Ancient History

What is an Artefact?

• A fact that is "Arte"- a Latin term for important.

• Something from Marvel

• An object made by people with historical value

• A breakfast cereal Historians like.

Dendrochronology can be very useful for Archaeologists

• True

• False

What language did the Romans speak?

• English

• Latin

• Italian