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Stage 4 Unit 1 History - Investigating the past

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What is a primary source? Give an example.

✅ A primary source is an original document or object created at the time under study. Example: a diary, a letter, or an artifact.

What is a secondary source? Give an example.

✅ A secondary source is information created after the event by someone who did not experience it first-hand. Example: a history textbook or an article analyzing

Which is more reliable – a primary or a secondary source?

✅ Primary sources are generally more reliable because they provide firsthand accounts. However, they may still be biased.

Name 3 primary sources

artefacts, journals, pictures, paintings, speeches...

Name a secondary source

Text books, teachers, biographies, newspaper articles, movies etc.

Describe the roles of an archaeologist

An archaeologist studies human history through physical remains and artifacts they have excavated

Describe the roles of an historian.

examines written records and other sources to understand the past.

What is an archaeological dig?

excavation of an area to uncover artifacts, structures, and other evidence of past human activity.

List 2 different types of artefacts that might be found during an archaeological dig.

tools, pottery, bones, and jewelry.

What was found at Lake Mungo,

The remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Woman were found.

How did the Ice Age help modern humans reach Australia?

The Ice Age lowered sea levels, creating land bridges that allowed early humans to migrate.

What is the story about the Trojan Horse?

Greek soldiers hid in a huge wooden horse, was taken into Troy and when everyone was asleep, the soldiers set fire to the city, rescued their queen

Why are secondary sources not as reliable as primary sources?

Secondary sources could be biased - the information is not firsthand.

Historians are like ?????

Detectives - because they look for clues (evidence) to solve crimes and mysteries of the past.

What word means taking steps to make sure that the remains of the past are not damaged or destroyed.

Conservation

What words means 10 years?

Decade

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