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History Skills
Term | Definition |
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archaeologist | a person who studies prehistoric people and their culture |
artifact | a man-made object from the past |
culture | a group's way of life, including types of food, shelter, clothing, language, religion, behavior and ideas. |
fossil | the remains of organisms that lived long ago |
migration | the movement from one place to another |
technology | the application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people's needs |
primary source | materials from the time period being studied |
secondary source | a document created based on primary sources and the work of other authors |
history | an account of the past constructed from evidence |
point of view | an opinion; a claim |
evidence | information or details from a source that can be used for a specific purpose |