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History Skills
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |