History Words

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Across
  1. 3. Written and non-written items that can provide information about the past
  2. 5. An object made by humans
  3. 6. A personal viewpoint, or way of looking at and thinking about things
  4. 7. Stands for ‘before the common era’; which refers to the ancient historical period
  5. 8. A theory that tries to explain some aspect of the past. It can be tested against the evidence found in historical sources
  6. 10. The time before Christ’s birth; stands for ‘before Christ’
  7. 12. A one-sided opinion, which is usually prejudiced
  8. 15. All things that we value from the past, including events, traditions, places and experiences
  9. 17. Knowledge and understanding passed on through Aboriginal stories, song cycles, ceremonies, laws, dance and art
  10. 18. Stands for ‘common era’; which refers to the modern historical period
  11. 19. The layers of history: Distinct layers of material beneath the ground, built up over time, that provide information for archaeologists and geologists
  12. 21. The time and place, and how people thought and behaved, in which an event happens.
  13. 24. The time before recorded history
  14. 25. A person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities.
  15. 26. The study of the physical remains of the past- sources
Down
  1. 1. Information found within a source that proves or disproves something
  2. 2. A person who investigates the past by digging up objects left by earlier societies and civilisations
  3. 4. Someone trained to investigate and write about the past
  4. 6. Preservation refers to the act or process of protecting, maintaining, or keeping something in its existing state or condition
  5. 9. The process of restoring an artefact to its original state by removing what has been added by time, or adapting it to a new use that protects its cultural significance
  6. 11. Describes people and culture that originate in an area, rather than coming from another part of the world
  7. 13. The order in which events happened, from the earliest to the most recent
  8. 14. Source created in the time being investigated; this might include bones, stone tools, letters, newspapers, art or photographs; can usually be divided into written and archaeological sourcessource
  9. 16. The time from a civilisation’s invention of writing (3500 BCE) to the end of the western Roman Empire 476 CE
  10. 20. A building in which artefacts of historical interest are stored and exhibited for their preservation and conservation.
  11. 22. reconstruction of the past by people living at a later time; this can include books, articles and artworks as well as models, computer software and documentary
  12. 23. The study of the past from the invention of writing vs everything that happened in the past
  13. 25. Stands for the Latin ‘AD’, meaning ‘in the year of our Lord’