What is history?

Era

• blocks of time in history

• study of the past

• objects made by people

• prehistoric times

Archeology

• the study of the past

• objects made by people

• prehistoric times

• remains of plant and animal life

artifacts

• the study of the past

• objects made by people

• prehistoric times

• remains of plant and animal life

paleontology

• the study of the past

• objects made by people

• prehistoric times

• remains of plant and animal life

fossils

• the study of the past

• objects made by people

• prehistoric times

• remains of plant and animal life

anthropology

• study of human cultures

• study of Earth and its people and places

• divides Earth into half spheres

• measuring line that tells you distances on a map

geography

• study of human cultures

• study of Earth and its people and places

• divides Earth into half spheres

• measuring line that tells you distances on a map

hemispheres

• study of human cultures

• study of Earth and its people and places

• divides Earth into half spheres

• measuring line that tells you distances on a map

scale

• study of human cultures

• study of Earth and its people and places

• divides Earth into half spheres

• measuring line that tells you distances on a map

cardinal directions

• north, south, east, west

• symbol that tells you position on a map

• signs or pictures on a map

• type of map