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Tools of History

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