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Vocab 1.1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| historians | people who study history |
| B.C. | before Christ |
| A.D. | Anno Domini- in the year of our Lord |
| B.C.E. | before the common era |
| C.E. | common era |
| artifacts | objects created and used by humans |
| history | study of the past |
| fossil | a part or imprint of something that was once alive |
| culture | the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people |
| circa | If historians are not sure of an exact date, they use this term "about" |
| primary source | an account of an event created by someone who took part in, or witnessed an event |
| archaeology | the study of the past, based on what people left behind |
| secondary source | information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event |
| archaeologists | to learn about the past, they examine artifacts and the places where artifacts were found |