| A | B |
|---|
| Decade | a period of 10 years |
| century | a period of 100 years |
| B.C | Before Christ- All of the years before Jesus was born |
| A.D | Anos Domini– “In the year of our lord” (all the years after Jesus was born) |
| C.E | the new term used to represent the “AD” time |
| B.C.E | represents “before common era” |
| Primary Source | First hand account of info |
| Secondary Source | Second hand account of info |
| Artifacts | human-made or human-designed objects from the past |
| Oral Tradition | is the manner in which information is passed from one generation to the next in the absence of writing or a recording medium |
| Absolute Location | A latitude and longitude (global location) or a street address |
| Relative Location | Described by landmarks, time, direction or distance. From one place to another |
| Place | Gives human and physical characterists |
| Human-Environment Interation | this is how we modify and adjust to the weather of a place |
| Movement | This describes how people move and get around |
| Region | This groups people together by proximity like an area or zip code |
| Culture | All the things that make up a person's or society's entire way of life |
| Nuclear family | small familes |
| Extended family | several generations living in one house |
| Patriarchal | Father is the head of the house |
| Matriarchal | Mother is the head of the house |
| Monotheism | The worship of one god |
| Polytheism | The worship of more than one god |
| Dictatorship | a ruler or group of rulers who hold power by force |
| Democracy | Ruled by the people |
| Monarchy | gov't ruled by a king or queen |
| Archaeology | The study of human artifacts |
| Anthropology | The study of humans |
| Psychology | The study of the human mind and behavior |
| History | The study of the oral and written record of past civilizations |
