Chapter 1 Vocabulary Review - World History

ERA

• the study of fossils

• a large division of time

• an object made by people

• something that shows proof that something is true

EVIDENCE

• the study of fossils

• a large division of time

• an object made by people

• something that shows proof that something is true

PALEONTOLOGY

• the study of fossils

• a large division of time

• an object made by people

• something that shows proof that something is true

ARTIFACT

• the study of fossils

• a large division of time

• an object made by people

• something that shows proof that something is true

ARCHAEOLOGY

• the study of objects to learn about past human life

• the study of human culture and how it develops over time

• plant or animal remains preserved from an earlier time

• a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics

FOSSIL

• the study of objects to learn about past human life

• the study of human culture and how it develops over time

• plant or animal remains preserved from an earlier time

• a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics

ANTHROPOLOGY

• the study of objects to learn about past human life

• the study of human culture and how it develops over time

• plant or animal remains preserved from an earlier time

• a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics

SPECIES

• the study of objects to learn about past human life

• the study of human culture and how it develops over time

• plant or animal remains preserved from an earlier time

• a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics

PRIMARY SOURCE

• a personal attitude about people or life

• firsthand evidence of an event in history

• a document or written work created after an event

• an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events

SECONDARY SOURCE

• a personal attitude about people or life

• firsthand evidence of an event in history

• a document or written work created after an event

• an unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events