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Unit 2 WHG
Tools of the Hisotiran
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archaeologist | scientist who studies about the past by digging fossils/artifacts |
| historian | person who studies and writes about the past |
| geographer | scientist that studies the earth, physical and human, maps |
| BC/BCE | Refers to time before Christ was born |
| AD/CE | Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord, refers to time of Christ's life |
| Periods/era | Blocks of time divided |
| Calendar | Dating System |
| Decades | Period of 10 years |
| century | period of 100 years |
| prehistory | period of time before writing was developed |
| middle ages | middle time/medieval age from 500-1500 CE, began with fall of rome |
| modern age | refers to time after 1500 CE to present, beginning of the Renaissance |
| ancient history | period of writing to about 500 CE, the fall of rome ended this time |
| circa | refers to approximate time "about" |
| chronology | order of dates as events occur |
| timeline | events placed on a "line" according to time blocks |
| primary source | event recorded by first hand witnesses |
| secondary source | sourced created by people who played no part in the event |
| analyze | to examine primary and/or secondary sources |
| credibility | truthfulness |
| point of view | opinion general attitude of a person |
| bias | unreasonable or emotional judgement |
| interpret | to explain |
| effect | what occurs/happens by the cause |
| cause | what makes an event happen |
| cause and effect chain | cause and effect that links over a period of time |