| A | B | 
| evidence | something that proves a belief; something that indicates what happened | 
| history | the study of what happened in the past; a record of past events | 
| 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 event in time order | 
| primary source | information about events recorded at the time of those events | 
| archive | a collection of important records about a place or an organization | 
| oral history | information about the past gathered from interviews with people | 
| artifacts | 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 |