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Core Concepts
Question | Answer |
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Historians | People who study events in the past |
Timeline | A line marked off with a series of events and dates |
Chronology | List of events in the order in which they occur |
Prehistory | Time before humans invented writing |
How is time organized? | BC and AD |
What does BC stand for? | Before Christ |
What does AD stand for? | Anno Domini |
What does BCE stand for? | Before Current Era |
What does CE stand for? | Current Era |
Primary source | Information that comes directly from a person who experienced an event |
Secondary Source | Information about an event that does not come from a person experienced. (Who experienced an event) |
Primary sources | Interviews, speeches, letters, documents, manuscripts, diaries, Artifacts (objects) |
Secondary sources | Textbooks, essays and reviews, Articles about an event, Encyclopedia, most journal articles |
Why do we need to evaluate historical sources? | They are not always accurate |
Bias | Unfair preference for or dislike of something |
Bias often leave out what? | Facts that do not support the authors view |
Archaeology | Scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence |
Arthopology | Study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture |
Oral Tradition | History passed down by word of mouth |
Absolute Location | Describes a places exact position on Earth in terms of latitude and longitude |
Relative location | Location of a place relative to another place |