Historical Time
What does BCE and CE stand for?
Before Common Era and Common Era
What is a primary source?
A source created at the time of the event under study.
What does a historian study?
The past, using written and other sources.
How often do trees create a new ring?
Every year
How did Otzi die?
Shot with an arrow
What does BC and AD stand for?
Before Christ and Anno Domini
What is a secondary source?
A source created after the period under study
What does an archaeologist study?
The past using physical remains (artefacts, sites, bones).
What is dendrochronology the study of?
Tree rings
What was Otzi's axe made of?
Copper
Which date is older: 500 BCE or 200 BCE
500 BCE
Is a diary written during WWI a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Which type of expert would analyse old documents?
A historian.
What does thermoluminescence dating test for?
The last time pottery or minerals were heated
Where was Otzi discovered?
In the Otzal Alps, on the boarder of Italy and Austria
Which century is the year 1450 CE in?
The 15th century
Is a documentary on the Vikings a primary or secondary source?
Secondary
Which type of expert would excavate an ancient site?
An archaeologist.
What dating method would you use on a bone found at a dig site?
Radiocarbon dating
Approximately how old is Otzi
5,000- 5,500 years old
Which century is the year 75 CE in?
The 1st century
Why might secondary sources be more reliable than some primary sources?
They use multiple sources and are written with hindsight.
Why do archaeologists dig in layers (stratigraphy)?
Older material is usually buried deeper than newer material.
What does radiocarbon dating measure?
The amount of carbon-14 remaining in something that was once alive.
What was the date of Otzi's discovery
19th September, 1991