| A | B |
| history | the record and story fo the past |
| decision | a choice |
| timeline | a tool for learning history that uses dates to show the order of when things happened |
| biography | a story fo one person's life |
| journal | a book of someone's thoughts and feelings |
| culture | the way a group of people live |
| tradition | a way of life handed down from parents to children |
| artifact | something made or used by people in the past |
| document | a paper record |
| museum | a place where historical objects are put on display |
| oral history | the stories of the past shared by telling them to others |
| symbol | something that has a special meaning and stands for something else |
| nickname | another name for a person or place |
| palmetto | Soouth Carolina's state tree |
| flexible | when something can bend without breaking |
| motto | asaying that tells a goal or an idea |
| seal | a stamp used to mark important papers |
| government | a person or group of people who rule or have control |