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Does a Historian Do?
What does a historian do?
Term | Definition |
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plagarize | to present someone's work as your own without giving that person credit |
primary source | firsthand evidence of an event in history |
secondary source | work created after an event |
point of view | general attitude about people or life |
bias | an unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events |
scholarly | concerned with academic learning or research |
credentials | qualifications or something that gives confidence |
conclusion | a final decision reached by reasoning |
URL | address of an online resource |
.gov | address of a government website |
.edu | web address of an educational institution |
.org | web address for an organization |
evidence | something that shows proof or an indication that something is true |
archaeology | study of ancient history by looking at what people left behind |
artifact | an object made by people |
paleontology | study of the past using fossils |
fossil | plant or animal remains that have been captured in rock |
anthropology | study of human culture and how it develops over time |
species | a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics |