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Pre History Vocab

AB
calendarsdating 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 / erahistory divided into blocks of time
Prehistorythe time period before people developed writing
Ancient Historythe time period of history lasting from 3500 B.C. to A.D. 500
Middles Agesthe time period of history from A.D. 500 to A.D. 1500
Modern Historythe time period that continues to present day
chronologythe order of dates in which events happen first to last
time linea diagram that shows the order of events happening from first to last
primary sourcefirst hand pieces of evidence from people who saw or experienced an event
secondary sourcematerials created after the event by people who played no part in the event
analyzeto examine sources to determine if they can be trusted
credibilityis the source truthful
point of viewwhat is the focus of the information
biasa point of view that is unreasonable or an emotional judgement
interpretto explain the meaning of the event base on your own knowledge of the past
causewhat makes an event happen
effectthe event that happens as a result of the cause
historianpeople who study and write about the past
archeologistscientist who hunt for artifacts and buried in the ground
artifactsweapons, tools, and any other thing made by humans
fossilstraces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rock
PaleolithicThe Old Stone Age 2.5 million years ago to 8000 B.C.
nomadshunter - gathers
Ice Agea long period of extreme cold that lasted from 100,000 B.C. to 8000 B.C.
technologytools and methods to help humans perform tasks
domesticateto tame animals and plants for human use
Neolithicthe New Stone Age 8000 B.C. to 4000 B.C.
revolutionchanges that greatly affect many areas of life
specializationthe development of different kinds of jobs


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