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Intro Part 4
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vocabulary word | definition | example |
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artifact | an object made by humans long ago | The artifacts on display in the museum included pottery, jewelry, and tools. |
culture | the entire way of life of a people, including their customs, beliefs, and language | Celebrations vary among different cultures. |
historian | a person who studies the past | The historian specialized in the Inca civilization. |
primary source | a firsthand account of an event or an artifact created during the period of history that is being studied | The pioneer's diary was a valuable primary source of life on the prairie. |
secondary source | an account of the past based on information from primary sources and written by someone who was not an eyewitness to those events | Biographies are a secondary source you may use in your research paper. |