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Geography Key Terms
#9 Tools of History
Question | Answer |
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historian | person who studies the past |
timeline | line marked off with a series of events and their dates |
chronology | list of events arranged in the order in which they occurred |
period | length of time singled out because of a specific event or development that happened during that time |
prehistory | time before humans invented writing |
primary source | information that comes directly from a person who experienced an event |
artifact | object made by a human being |
secondary source | information about an event that does not come directly from a person who experienced that event |
bias | unfair preference for or dislike of something |
archaeology | scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence |
anthropology | study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture |
oral tradition | community's cultural and historical background, passed down in spoken stories and songs |
historical map | special-purpose map that provides information about a place at a certain time in history |