Core Concept Vocabulary Flashcards
Line marked off with a series of events and dates
Timeline
A person that studies events that happened in the past.
Historian
List of events in the order in which they occurred
Chronology
Length of time singled out because of a specific event or development that occurred during that time
Period
Time before humans invented writing
Prehistory
Written history
History
Information that comes directly from a person who experienced an event; diary, journal, photo
Primary Source
Objects made by human beings
Artifacts
Information about an event that does not come from a person who experienced the event
Secondary Source
Unfair preference for or dislike of something
Bias
Scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence
Archaeology
Study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture
Anthropology
Bones and other remains that have been preserved in rock
Fossils
Place’s exact position on Earth in terms of longitude and latitude
Absolute Location
Location of place in relation to another place
Relative Location
Mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location
Place
Area with at least one unifying physical or human feature
Region
How people, goods and ideas get from one place to another
Movement
How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them
Human-Environment Interaction
Explains the symbols and shading on a map
Key/Legend
Shows a larger area than the main map
Locator Map
Shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on the land
Scale Bar
Diagram on a map that shows direction
Compass Rose
Special-purpose map that provides information about a place at a certain time in history
Historical Map
A group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area
Government
A system of basic rules and principles by which a government is organized
Constitution
A structure in which a government’s actions are limited by laws
Limited Government
A structure in which there are no limits on government actions
Unlimited Government
Unjust use of power
Tyranny
Region that shares a common government
State
Independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territories
City-State
State containing several countries
Empire
Citizens hold political power
Democracy
Citizens elect representatives to make government decisions
Representative Democracy
A state that is independent of other states
Nation-State
Form of government in which the state is ruled by a king or queen
Monarchy
Government in which all power is held by a single person or small group
Authoritarian
A political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes all decisions
Communism
Central government makes all the laws for the entire country
Unitary System
Power is divided among central, regional and local governments
Federal System
Establishes laws in a representative democracy
Legislative Branch
Carries out, or enforces, the laws in a representative democracy
Executive Branch
Determines whether a law violates the Constitution
Judicial Branch
