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tools of historian
vocab-Shea
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Calendar | dating system to measure time |
| B.C. | Before Christ...written after number ex: 400 b.c |
| credibility | truthfulness |
| place | characteristics that give an area a special quality |
| period, or era | block of time |
| modern history | c 1500 to preset day |
| bias | unreasoned or emotional judgment |
| analyze | examine sources...primary and secondary |
| secondary sources | created after an event by people who were not there |
| chronology | the order events happened |
| ancient history | the time period after prehistory |
| century | 100 years |
| point of view | general attitude about people and life |
| A.D. | anno domini...latin meaning "in the year of the Lord" |
| circa | c. means about |
| primary source | eye witness account or something from the event |
| decade | 10 years |
| middle ages | medieval times |
| timeline | a diagram that shows the order of events |
| prehistory | time before writing was developed |