vocab: Tools of a Historian
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| Archaeologist | Scientist who studies about the past by digging fossils or artifacts. Digs it.
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| Historian | Person who studies and writes about the human past.
Writes it
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| Geographer | Scientist that studies the Earth: physical and human.
Maps it.
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| B.C. | Before Christ
religious label on time
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| B.C.E. | non religious label of time: Before the Common Era
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| A.D. | Anno Domini: in the year of the Lord
religious label of time
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| C.E. | non religious label of time: Common Era
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| Periods/Eras | blocks of time divided have a common feature or characteristic
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| Calendar | Dating System; way to organize time
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| decades | 10 years
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| century | 100 years
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| Pre history | period of time before man developed writing
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| Ancient History | period from writing until about A.D./C.E 500
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| Middle Ages | middle time or mid evil time period from A.D. 500-1500.
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| Modern History/age | refers to time after A.D.1500 to the present
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| circa | approximate time "about"
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| chronology | order of dates as events occur
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| timeline | events placed on "linear line" or diagram according to blocks of time.
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| primary source | events recorded by the first hand witness or by someone that experienced the event
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| secondary source | source created by people who played no role or part in the event
analysis of a primary source
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| analyze | to examine
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| creditbility | truthfulness
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| point of view | opinion; general attitude of a person; perception
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| interpret | to explain
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| effect | what occurs or happens by the cause
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| cause | what makes an event happen
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| cause and effect chain | cause and effect that links over a period of time
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