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| evidence | something that indicates what happened or proves a belief |
| history | the study of what happened in the past |
| historian | a person who studies the events of the past |
| interpret | to explain the meaning or importance of something |
| chronology | the order in which things happen; the arrangement of events in order of time |
| primary source | information about events recorded at the time |
| archives | a collection of important records about a place or an organization |
| oral history | information about the past gathered from interviews with people |
| artifact | an object made by humans, especially one of historical interest |
| journal | a personal record of experiences kept on a regular basis |
| empathy | an understanding of other people's feelings, actions, and situations |
| glacier | a huge mass of ice moving slowly over land |
| epoch | a period of time |
| agriculture | the business of raising plants and animals for food; farming |
| mesa | a flat-topped hill or mountain with steep sides, common to the southwestern United States |
| potlatch | a ceremony among the Native Americans of the northwest Pacific coast in which the host distributes gifts |
| mound | a large, steep platform built for protection, burial, or religious purposes |
| confederation | a group of states or nations united for a common goal |
| long house | a long wooden house in which several Iroquois families lived together |
