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Chapter 1
What do historians do?
Term | Definition |
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Era | a large division of time |
Integral | essential; necessary |
Decade | a group or set of 10 years |
Found | to create or set up something, such as a city |
Precise | exact |
Archaeology | the study of objects to learn about past human life |
Artifact | an object made by people |
Paleontology | the study of fossils |
Fossil | plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time |
Anthropology | the study of human culture and how it develops over time |
Species | a class of individuals with similar characteristics |
Evidence | something that shows proof that something is true |
Primary Source | firsthand evidence of an event in history |
Secondary Source | a document or written work created after an event |
Source | document or reference work |
Point of View | a personal attitude about people or life |
Bias | an unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events |
Scholarly | concerned with academic learning or research |
Conclusion | a decision reached after examining evidence |
Finite | limited; having boundaries |
Interpretation | an explanation of the meaning of something |
BC | Before Christ |
AD | Anno Domini, which is Latin for "year of our Lord," and it means the number of years since the time of Jesus Christ. |
BCE | Before the Common Era |
CE | Common Era |