Historian – Someone who studies and writes about the past
Primary Source – Source written or made at the time an event took place
Secondary Source – Source written or made by someone who was not a witness to the event
Artefact – A man made object
Carbon dating – A method used to date objects
Propaganda – Information used to promote the ideas of a particular organisation
Memoirs – A written account of personal experiences
Census – A survey of the population of a country
Excavation – Digging
Archive – A place where documents from the past are stored