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38 Cards in this Set
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History
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the study of people and events of the past, including what happened and why it happened
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Time line
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a straight line with beginning and end points that shows significant events of the past and present ( and, sometimes, the future)
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Primary Source
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a direct record of the event of person being studied, most often done by a person who was there at the time; also called a primary evidence
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Secondary Source
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a record of an event or person of the past done a long time after it happened by a person who was not there at the time; also called secondary evidence
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Connotation
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the emotional meaning of a word; may be either positive (liked) or negative (unliked)
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Denotation
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a dictionary definition of a word
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Oral History
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accounts of the past transmitted (carried) by word of mouth
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Fact
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a proven statement
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Opinion
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not proven true, a belief
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Inference
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a theory based upon one's perception
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Cause and effect
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a sequence of events, in which one event or person causes another event or events to happen
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Objective
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without bias or prejudice;with the least amount of personal opinion influencing interpretations
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Subjective
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with bias or prejudice; the result of personal opinion and goals influencing one's judgment
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Chronology
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a listing of events in the order in which they happen-there is no explanation of causes and effects (also called chronological order)
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B.C
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Before Christ
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A.D.
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Anno Domini ( in the year of our lord)
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Decade
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10 years
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Century
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100 years
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Millennium
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1000 years
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History
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the study of people and events of the past, including what happened and why it happened
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|
|
Time line
|
a straight line with beginning and end points that shows significant events of the past and present (and, sometimes, the future)
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Primary Source
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a direct record of the event of person being studied, most often done by a person who was there at the time; also called a primary evidence
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Secondary Source
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a record of an event or person of the past done a long time after it happened by a person who was not there at the time; also called secondary evidence
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Connotation
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the emotional meaning of a word; may be either positive (liked) or negative (unliked)
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Denotation
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a dictionary definition of a word
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Oral History
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accounts of the past transmitted (carried) by word of mouth
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Fact
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a proven statement
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Opinion
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not proven true, a belief
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Inference
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a theory based upon one's perception
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Cause and effect
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a sequence of events, in which one event or person causes another event or events to happen
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Objective
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without bias or prejudice; with the least amount of personal opinion influencing interpretations
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Subjective
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with bias or prejudice; the result of personal opinion and goals influencing one's judgment
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Chronology
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a listing of events in the order in which they happen-there is no explanation of causes and effects (also called chronological order)
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B.C.
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Before Christ
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A.D.
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Anno Domini ( in the year of our lord)
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Decade
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10 years
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Century
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100 years
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Millennium
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1000 years
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