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28 Cards in this Set
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Anno Domini
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Agenda
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a list, plan, or outline of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon
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Anthropologists
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a person who studied the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural develpoment of humans
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Archivist
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a person responsible for preserving, organizing, or servicing archival material
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Archaegologists
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a person who studies lives of early people through examination of their physical remains
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Artifact
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an object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaelogical or historical interest
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BC
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Before Christ
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BCE
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Before Common Era
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Bias
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prejudice for or against someone or something
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CE
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Common Era
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Embellishment
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a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement
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Herodotus
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also known as the Father of History, he based his writings off of research he obtained by traveling around the area to gether people's stories
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Politically Correct
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eliminating language and practices that could offend people
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Pre History
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human history in the period before recorded events
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Primary Source
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a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event
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Recorded History
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history that has been written down in a form of language
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Revisionist Historian
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one who alters the past to suit his or her needs
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Secondary Source
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any document that describes an event, person, place, or thing
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Specialty Historian
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a historian that specializesin a certain type of history
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Tertiary Sources
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consist of information from primary and secondary sources
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Thucydides
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recorded history of the Peloponnesian War by the closet possible scrutiny of each statement made by others
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Chronology
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what time events take place; translates to work organized according to dates
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Perspective
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how an event is viewed by the writer or the source of information; translates to a mental viewpoint or prospect
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Bias
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opinionated views that can affect how events are recorded and remembered
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Reliability
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clear, true, and ability to be trusted; translates to dependable, accurate, and honest work
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Viewpoint
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how you see the event and what your opinion on the event is depending on prior knowledge; translates to a mental position from which things are viewed
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BC-AD
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the more religious way to express time
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BCE-CE
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the less religious way to express time
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