History Vocab Chapter 1

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Decade

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10 years

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Century

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100 years

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millennium

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1000 years

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Age:

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Long period marked by a single cultural feature.

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epoch

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long period of time containing more than one age

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Era

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Long period marked by great events.

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historic

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important to history

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Ancient

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Old, from a long time ago

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Prehistoric

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From a time before people recorded history

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circa

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used to indicate uncertainty in dates; means 'about'.