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Term | Definition |
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decade | a period of ten years |
century | a period of 100 years |
age | a long period of time marked by a single cultural feature |
era | a long period of time marked by great events, developments, or figures |
values | ideas that people hold dear and try to live by |
features | characteristics |
ancient | very old |
geography | the study of the earth's physical and cultural features |
region | an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas |
landforms | the natural features of the land's surface |
resources | materials found in the earth that people need and value |
environment | includes all the living and nonliving things that affect life in an area |
climate | the pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time |
historians | people who study history |
history | study of the past |
artifacts | objects created and used by humans |
fossil | a part or imprint of something that was once alive |
culture | the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people |
archeology | the study of the past based on what people left behind |
primary source | an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed an event |
secondary source | information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event |
geographer | one who studies geography (the earth's physical and cultural features) |
archaeologists | to learn about the past, they examine artifacts and the places where artifacts were found |
circa | means "about". (If historians are not sure of an exact date, they use this term.) |
B.C. | before Christ |
A.D. | Anno Domini - in the year of our Lord |
B.C.E. | before common era |
C.E. | common era |