| A | B |
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| calendars | dating systems |
| A.D. - anno domini "in the year of the Lord" | the dates for the Western calendars years before christ |
| B.C. - "before Christ" | the dates for the Western calendars years after christ |
| period / era | history divided into blocks of time |
| Prehistory | the time period before people developed writing |
| Ancient History | the time period of history lasting from 3500 B.C. to A.D. 500 |
| Middles Ages | the time period of history from A.D. 500 to A.D. 1500 |
| Modern History | the time period that continues to present day |
| chronology | the order of dates in which events happen first to last |
| time line | a diagram that shows the order of events happening from first to last |
| primary source | first hand pieces of evidence from people who saw or experienced an event |
| secondary source | materials created after the event by people who played no part in the event |
| analyze | to examine sources to determine if they can be trusted |
| credibility | is the source truthful |
| point of view | what is the focus of the information |
| bias | a point of view that is unreasonable or an emotional judgement |
| interpret | to explain the meaning of the event base on your own knowledge of the past |
| cause | what makes an event happen |
| effect | the event that happens as a result of the cause |
| historian | people who study and write about the past |
| archeologist | scientist who hunt for artifacts and buried in the ground |
| artifacts | weapons, tools, and any other thing made by humans |
| fossils | traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rock |
| Paleolithic | The Old Stone Age 2.5 million years ago to 8000 B.C. |
| nomads | hunter - gathers |
| Ice Age | a long period of extreme cold that lasted from 100,000 B.C. to 8000 B.C. |
| technology | tools and methods to help humans perform tasks |
| domesticate | to tame animals and plants for human use |
| Neolithic | the New Stone Age 8000 B.C. to 4000 B.C. |
| revolution | changes that greatly affect many areas of life |
| specialization | the development of different kinds of jobs |
