Basics
Define
HISTORIAN
A historian is an expert in or student of history.
Answer
WHAT BODY OF WATER LIES EAST OF THE AMERICAS?
Atlantic Ocean
WHICH SOCIETY CREATED THE LETTERS OUR ALPHABET IS BASED ON?
Phoenicians
(#phonics)
Define
PRIMARY SOURCE
Primary sources are the evidence of history, original records or objects created by participants or observers at the time historical events occurred or even well after events, as in memoirs and oral histories.
Name
THE SEVEN CONTINENTS
Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Antarctica
Europe
Australia
Answer
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
BC/AD
AND
BCE/CE?
The two systems—BC and AD, and BCE and CE—are numerically equivalent and indicate exactly the same dates. The BCE/CE notation system is simply the religiously neutral alternative to BC/AD. In scholarly literature, BCE and CE are now more common.
Define
SECONDARY SOURCE
Secondary sources are works that analyze, assess or interpret an historical event, era, or phenomenon, generally utilizing primary sources to do so.
Name
THE THREE REGIONS OF THE AMERICAS
North America, Mesoamerica, South America
Answer & Give an Example
HOW ARE CENTURIES NUMBERED?
(i.e., what does "19th century" mean?)
When we say "20th Century," we are referring to the 1900s. Because - the 1st Century included the years 1-100 (there was no year zero), and the 2nd Century, the years 101-200.
Define
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Historical context refers to the social, religious, economic, and political conditions that existed during a certain time and place.
Define
AFRO-EURASIA
Afro-Eurasia (also Afroeurasia or Eurafrasia) is a landmass comprising the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe
Answer
WHAT DOES THE ABBREVIATION "c.a." MEAN?
Circa.
Around/approximately a certain time.
e.g., c.a. 1500.
Define
HISTORICAL BIAS
Historical bias naturally occurs in accounts of history. "Bias" is present when an account/representation of an event reflects the author's situation or perspective. Historical bias is often unintentional.
Name
THE GEOGRAPHIC TERM FOR THE REGION OCCUPIED BY INDIA
South Asia
Answer
What does the abbreviation "i.e." mean?
The abbreviation “i.e.” stands for id est, which is Latin for “that is.”
Used to provide a specification.
Example: My favorite foods are Japanese, i.e. nigiri and sushi.