A complex society that has cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized job skills

Beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors shared by a group of people (examples: things like food, language, tools, music, arts, religion)

Thinking about and studying the past through analyzing, evaluating, interpreting, and understanding historical evidence

This is another word for farming. It includes both growing and harvesting crops and raising animals, or livestock.

First-hand evidence of an event in history written by people who saw or experienced an event (examples: letters, diaries, government records)

Information or explanations created after a historical event by people who were not part of the historical event (examples: biographies, textbooks)

An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest

This is something that pulls a person to a new place. It could be better jobs, healthcare, peace, etc. It is a benefit that draws people to an area.

This is a flaw or distress that drives a person away from a certain place. For example, war is a push factor because it pushes people from a place because of the danger.

Nomads are people who regularly move from place to place to survive. These ancient people would move to where food and water sources were.

The movement of people from one place to another

The study of people, places, and the environment

A broad geographic area with similar features

An imaginary line on a globe that runs north and south and represents zero degrees longitude

An imaginary line on a globe that runs east and west and represents zero degrees latitude

A natural structure or form found on the surface of the Earth (examples: river, mountains, peninsulas)

Imaginary lines that circle the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

Imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator and measure distance north and south of the Equator

A “half-sphere”, used to refer to one-half of the globe when divided into North and South or East and West

This is a large land mass. There are seven of these in the world: Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Europe, and Antarctica.

This is something that is useful; a supply of something that can bring value to the quality of human life (example: fresh water)

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Unit 1 Vocab

Thinking Like a Historian

Term	Definition
civilization	A complex society that has cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized job skills
culture	Beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors shared by a group of people (examples: things like food, language, tools, music, arts, religion)
history	Thinking about and studying the past through analyzing, evaluating, interpreting, and understanding historical evidence
agriculture	This is another word for farming. It includes both growing and harvesting crops and raising animals, or livestock.
primary source	First-hand evidence of an event in history written by people who saw or experienced an event (examples: letters, diaries, government records)
secondary source	Information or explanations created after a historical event by people who were not part of the historical event (examples: biographies, textbooks)
artifact	An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest
pull factor	This is something that pulls a person to a new place. It could be better jobs, healthcare, peace, etc. It is a benefit that draws people to an area.
push factor	This is a flaw or distress that drives a person away from a certain place. For example, war is a push factor because it pushes people from a place because of the danger.
nomadic	Nomads are people who regularly move from place to place to survive. These ancient people would move to where food and water sources were.
migration	The movement of people from one place to another
geography	The study of people, places, and the environment
region	A broad geographic area with similar features
Prime Meridian	An imaginary line on a globe that runs north and south and represents zero degrees longitude
Equator	An imaginary line on a globe that runs east and west and represents zero degrees latitude
physical features	A natural structure or form found on the surface of the Earth (examples: river, mountains, peninsulas)
longitude	Imaginary lines that circle the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
latitude	Imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator and measure distance north and south of the Equator
hemisphere	A “half-sphere”, used to refer to one-half of the globe when divided into North and South or East and West
continent	This is a large land mass. There are seven of these in the world: Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Europe, and Antarctica.
resources	This is something that is useful; a supply of something that can bring value to the quality of human life (example: fresh water)

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