How to be a Historian and Prehistory Flashcards

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chronological order

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Time order, the order in which events occur

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BC or BCE

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Before Christ or Before Common Era

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AD or CE

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Any date after the birth of Christ or Common Era

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circa

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About; at an estimated historical time period

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evidence

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Something that shows proof that something is true

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artifacts

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Man made objects

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fossils

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A part or an imprint of something that was once alive

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primary source

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An account of an event by someone who took part in or witnessed the event

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secondary source

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Information gathered by someone who was not at the event

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prehistory

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Time before written language