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Tav History
WH General Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artifact | a non-written record of an event |
| A.D. | refers to the years after the Birth of Jesus |
| Bias | a prejudicial point of view |
| Century | a 100 year period |
| Chronology | a sequence of events in time |
| Culture | the customs, language, entertainment, dress etc. of a group of people |
| Decade | a 10 year period |
| Classical | refers to the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome |
| Fact | information that can be proven |
| Generalization | a sweeping overstatement |
| History | a branch of knowledge that deals with recording and interpreting the past |
| Hypothesis | an educated guess that used available evidence |
| Ethnocentrism | belief that your country, culture, or way of life is superior to all others. |
| Millennium | a 1,000 year period |
| Secondary Source | second hand information |