#9 Tools of History
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| historian | person who studies the past
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| timeline | line marked off with a series of events and their dates
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| chronology | list of events arranged in the order in which they occurred
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| period | length of time singled out because of a specific event or development that happened during that time
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| prehistory | time before humans invented writing
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| primary source | information that comes directly from a person who experienced an event
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| artifact | object made by a human being
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| secondary source | information about an event that does not come directly from a person who experienced that event
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| bias | unfair preference for or dislike of something
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| archaeology | scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence
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| anthropology | study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture
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| oral tradition | community's cultural and historical background, passed down in spoken stories and songs
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| historical map | special-purpose map that provides information about a place at a certain time in history
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