1st quiz flashcards
BCE
Before Common Era
CE
Common Era
19th Century
1800’s
When did history start?
When humans began to write
Century
100 years
Decade
10 years
Millenium
1000 years
Bias
Preference for a particular perspective
Opinion
Passes judgement on someone or something
Fact
A statement generally believed to be true
Historian
Writers, compliers of history
geographer
Study of the earths human and natural environment
Archeologists
Studies of the past using physical evidence (Artifacts and fossils)
Paleolithic era
Called the old Stone Age from 10,00-2.5 million years ago
Neolithic era
The New Stone Age
Agriculture
The practice of farming
hunter gatherers
Hunts for small animals and Berrys
Nomad
Someone who moved from home to home
Surplus
Having more than you need
AD
Anno Domini