Chapter 1: What does a Historian Do? (World)

a large division of time

• era

• timescale

• period

• decade

the study of objects to learn about past human life.

• history

• archeology

• artifacts

• paleontology

an object made by people

• history

• archeology

• artifacts

• paleontology

the study of fossils

• history

• archeology

• artifacts

• paleontology

plant or animal that remains that have been preserved from an earlier time

• fossil

• artifact

• anthropology

• species

the study of human culture and how it develops over time

• fossil

• artifact

• anthropology

• species

a class o individuals with similar physical characteristics.

• fossil

• artifact

• anthropology

• species

something that shows proof that something is true.

• evidence

• primary source

• secondary source

• point of view.

firsthand evidence of an event in history

• evidence

• primary source

• secondary source

• point of view.

a document or written work created AFTER an event

• evidence

• primary source

• secondary source

• point of view.