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Unit 1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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AD | Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord) |
BC | Before Christ |
BCE | Before Common Era |
CE | Common Era |
Chronological | Putting things in order from past to |
Primary Source | Firsthand account of historical events; created in the past |
Secondary Source | Interpretations of firsthand accounts; created more recently |
Archaeology | Study of past human life |
Artifacts | An object made and used by people of the past |
Site | Place where artifacts are found |
Midden | A pile of refuse (trash) that may indicate human activity |
Stratigraphy | Study of rock layers |
Paleolithic Age | Old Stone Age |
Neolithic Age | New Stone Age |
Neolithic Revolution | Invention of farming and domestication of animals |