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Introduction
Introduction Vocabulary for 7th Grade Social Studies
Term | Definition |
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A.D. | the years after the birth of Jesus; Anno Domini, a Latin phrase that means "in the year of the Lord" |
artifact | an object made by people |
B.C. | Before Christ; the years before the birth of Jesus |
B.C.E. | Before the Common Era; nonreligious label for the same time as BC |
C.E. | Common Era; nonreligious label for the same time as AD |
fossil | plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time |
prehistory | the time before recorded (written) history |
primary sources | first-hand pieces of evidence |
radiocarbon dating | the process of determining a specific date of an artifact based on physical or chemical properties of an object |
secondary sources | sources created after the event |