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Unit 1

Chapter 1 - Prehistory, the time before record were written

QuestionAnswer
The values, attitudes, and customs of a group Culture
A daily record of what happens to a person. Diary
One who is an expert of history. Historian
The record of past events and the story of what happened to people in the past. History
The human race Humanity
A first-hand account of a historical event Primary Source
A second-hand account of a historuical event; and account written by a perosn who was not there. Secondary source.
To explain something Interpret
An explanation of the meaning of something Interpretation
Having to do with the whole world Global
A person who studies the beginnings and the behavior of people Anthropologist
A person who finds and studies the things humans left behind in the past. Archaeologist
An object made by a person. Artifact
To figure something out Calculate
A way of measuring the radioactivity of historic artifacts to determine how old they are. Radiocarbon dating
To rot away or spoil Decay
The glowing remains of a fire. Embers
A person who moves from place to place Nomad
A volcanic glass Obsidian
The time before humans left written records Prehistory
Another name for buffalo Bison
A wild pig-like animal Boar
An object or building that stands in place and is usually made of some kind of stone Monument
A well-educated person who has a reat deal of knowledge about something Scholar
A hard metal make of a blend of copper and tin Bronze
The hiding of the sun by the moon Eclipse
A people who have cities and government; a large group of people with a high level of development as a group. Civilization
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