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Intro World History

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history The study of past events
Pre-history time before writing
culture the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people
natural resources materials found in nature that are used by living things
cause and effect The reason something happens and the result of it happening.
archaeology study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
paleontology the study of fossils
artifact an object created by and used by humans
fossil a part or imprint of something that was once alive
carbon dating measures radioactivity in order to tell the age of organic objects
geography the study of the Earth's physical and cultural features
equator The line of 0° latitude, the starting point for measuring distance north and south around the Earth
prime meridian The line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance east and west around Earth.
primary source an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event
secondary source Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event
timeline linear representation of important events in the order they occurred
BC/BCE Events that happened before year one
BC- before Christ
BCE- before common era
AD/CE Events that happened after year one
AD- anno domini (in the year of the lord)
CE- common era
circa c. about; at an estimated historical time period
decade, century, millenium 10 years, 100 years, 1,000 years
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