Historian's Toolkit Vocabulary

The study of past events

• History

• Archaeology

• Artifact

• Resources

The customs, beliefs, and achievements of a group of people

• Fossil

• Climate

• Culture

• Resources

The study of the past based upon what people left behind

• Fossil

• Archaeology

• History

• Primary Source

An object made and used by humans

• Landforms

• Economy

• Geography

• Artifact

An account from someone who took part in or witnessed an event

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Environment

• Archaeology

Information from someone who did not participate in or witness an event

• Primary Sources

• Fossil

• Culture

• Secondary Source

Materials found on Earth that people use and value

• Scarcity

• Fossils

• Resources

• Landforms

The study of the Earth’s physical and cultural features

• Economy

• Climate

• Geography

• Primary Source

Natural features of the Earth’s surface

• Environment

• Scarcity

• Resources

• Landforms

All the living and nonliving things that affect life in an area

• Environment

• History

• Climate

• Artifact