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Ch. 1 pg. 4-15
What Does a Historian Do?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a large division of time | era |
| the study of objects to learn about past human life | archaeology |
| an object made by people | artifact |
| the study of fossils | paleontology |
| plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time | fossil |
| the study of human culture and how it develops over time | anthropology |
| a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics | species |
| essential or necessary | integral |
| a group or set of 10 years | decade |
| to create or set up something, such as a city | found |
| exact | precise |
| something that shows proof that something is true | evidence |
| firsthand evidence of an event in history | primary source |
| a document or written work created after an event | secondary source |
| a personal attitude about people or life | point of view |
| an unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events | bias |
| concerned with academic learning or research | scholarly |
| document or reference work | source |
| limited or having boundaries | finite |
| an explanation of the meaning of something | interpretation |
| a decision reached after examining evidence | conclusion |