Glossary Part 1

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Across
  1. 3. the order in which events happened, from the earliest to the most recent.
  2. 7. used when we cannot be sure of the exact date (means ‘about’). This is abbreviated to ‘c.’ or ‘ca. (for example: Medieval History is from c.500 AD to c.1500 AD).
  3. 8. a gathering together of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located.
  4. 10. Before Common Era and Common Era. Both use the birth of Jesus Christ as the dividing line between them.
  5. 14. process of developing knowledge and understanding by posing questions about the past, and applying skills associated with locating, analysing, evaluating and using sources as evidence to develop an informed argument .
  6. 15. 10 consecutive (in a row) years.
  7. 17. the history of the world beginning after the Middle Ages. Generally the term "modern history" refers to the history of the world since the advent of the Age of Reason and the Age of Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
  8. 18. an expert in or student of history
  9. 19. 100 consecutive years (for example: we live in the 21st century).
Down
  1. 1. is all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age, especially when they are considered as having the same experiences or attitudes.
  2. 2. a distinct period in history.
  3. 4. a time period from the beginning of writing, Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BC – AD 500.up to the end of the Roman Empire.
  4. 5. the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains.
  5. 6. The period of history from the end of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century to the Renaissance and Reformation period of Europe in the sixteenth century.
  6. 9. the period before written records or documentation.
  7. 11. The terms anno Domini Latin (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used to label or number years in the Christian calendars.
  8. 12. a person who studies human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
  9. 13. a scientist who specializes in the study of life forms (plants and animals) as represented by their fossils.
  10. 16. help historians to organise historical events in order as they occurred.