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19 Cards in this Set
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historians
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people who study events in the past
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timeline
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a line that marks off with events and dates
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chronology
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list of events arranged in the order of which they occur
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period
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a length of time singled out because of a specific event or development that happened during that time
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prehistory
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in the time before humans invented writing
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primary source
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information that come directly from a person who experienced the event
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artifact
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an object made by a human being such as a tool or weapon
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secondary source
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information about an event that did not come from a person who experienced it.
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bias
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an unfair preference for or dislike of something
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archaeology
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the scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence
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anthropology
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the study of human kind in all aspects
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oral tradition
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a communities culture and historic background
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geography
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the study of the human and nonhuman features of the Earth
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location
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where a place is
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place
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refers to the mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location
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region
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an area with at least
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movement
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explores how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
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human-environment
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considers how people affect the environment, or their natural surroundings, and how their environment affects them
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historical map
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a special-purpose map that provides information above a place at a certain time in history
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