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tools of historian
vocab-Shea
Question | Answer |
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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 |