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Tools of History

QuestionAnswer
archaeologist scientist who learn about early people by digging up and studying the traces of early settlements
artifact human-made object
fossil remains of early life preserved in the ground
primary source something written or created by a person who witnessed a historical event
secondary source written after a historical event by people who did not witness the event
oral history unwritten verbal accounts of events
primary source example letter, diary, photograph, videotape, and speeches
secondary source example textbook
oral history example stories, songs, customs
historian Person who studies history by using primary sources, secondary sources and oral history
hunter-gather person who obtains food by hunting animals and gathering plants and moves when food becomes scarce
nomad a person who moves from place to place
religion, art, language Types of early human culture
domesticate to grow and tend wild plants and animals
agriculture planting of seeds to grow crops
slash-and-burn the clearing of land for farming by cutting and burning vegetation
irrigation watering of crops
surplus an amount of a good that is in excess of what is needed for survival
specialization a skill in a particular work
artisan a person trained and skilled in a craft
social class group of people with similar customs, background, training and income
government ways of creating order and offering leadership
surplus an amount of a good that is in excess of what is needed for survival
specialization a skill in a particular work
artisan a person trained and skilled in a craft
social class group of people with similar customs, background, training and income
government ways of creating order and offering leadership
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