Glossary

Local history keywords -

• heritage -  something that is handed down from the past to a single person or a group of people
• cultural – the usual beliefs or qualities of a group of people
• value – important and lasting beliefs or thinking shared by a group of people about what is good or bad
• time – a sequence of events, for example the past, present and future
• people – any group of human beings
• place – a particular area
• environment -  everything living and everything non-living in the world around us that affects all life on earth
• event – something that happens in a certain place during a particular period of time
• building – a structure with a roof and walls
• remains -  what is left when other parts are gone
• significant – important
• memorial – a structure built to remember (with honour) people or events
• landmark – an easily-seen famous object that is important or makes a place easier to find
• preserve -  to save or protect from loss or danger
• community- a group of people living or working together in the same area

Changing technology keywords –

• technology – the use of knowledge to invent new devices or tools to solve problems
• change – to make something different or become different
• timeline – a list of events in the order that they happened
• similar –  almost the same
• different -  partly or totally not the same
• impact – a strong consequence or effect
• cause – something or someone that makes something happen
• affect – to move or change
• effect – a change in something or someone because something  was done or something happened

For teachers:

The above glossary words have been drawn from State of New South Wales (Department of Education)’s (2018) History terminology continuum K-10.

The above definitions have been drawn together using the following sources: Merriam-webster.com (2018); Rewordify.com (2018); YourDictionary (n.d.); Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc (2018).