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What is history and how do we know it’s accuracy?

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History is events that happened in the past that make a big difference in the present

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Define worldview

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A particular philosophy of life or conception of the world

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Define Cartography

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The study or practice of drawing maps

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Stratification

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An arrangement or deposition of sediment or sedimentary rocks Ina sequence of layers (strata)

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Define Classification

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The ordering of archaeological data that share certain attributes or characteristics into groups and classes

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Radio Carbon Dating

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A technique for determining the age of organic materials based on the amount of carbon they hold

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Petroglyphs

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Any design, picture or writing carved or chipped into a rock surface

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What does the word history mean in Greek?

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Inquire or investigate

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Define Worldview

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A particular philosophy of life or conception of the world

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Explain the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

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Mount Vesuvius was in an inactive volcano that lay above the city of Pompeii. Most of what we know about the eruption was due to Pliny the younger. The people of Pompeii had never seen anything like this before. It killed many people when it erupted in August 79 A.D. The city was buried for many centuries before it was re-discovered

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Who was Lucy Hadar?

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Lucy was the oldest hominid ever found

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How old was Lucy Hadar?

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More than 3 million years old

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What is a hominid

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A hominid is a primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors

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Who discovered Lucy and how did they

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Lucy was discovered by Dr. Donald Johanna sent and Tom great while they were on a day trip in Ethiopia

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What is a fossil

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A fossil is there remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form as a mold or cast in stone

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How does petrification occur

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Petrification occurs when water that contains minerals dissolved organic matter and replaces it with minerals

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What century is 1542 in

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16th century

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Century is 1876 in

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The 19th century

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What are the 8 features of civilization?

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Organized Religion 
Public works 
Arts and culture 
Organized commerce 
Central government 
Knowledge transfer 
Social structure 
Technological innovation
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Archaeology

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The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains

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Artifacts

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An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural of historical interest

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Excavate

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Remove earth carefully and systematically from (an area) in order to find buried remains

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AD Era

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Anno Domini

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CE

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Current Era

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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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Julian Calendar definition

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The Julian calendar was made by Julius Caesar.

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What was the Julius calendar replaced with?

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The Gregorian Calendar

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Mayan Calendar definition

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The maya calendar is used by Pre-Columbian MesoAmericans in countries such as The Guatemalan Highlands, Veracruz and Oaxaca

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Lunar Calendar Definition

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The lunar calendar is a calendar based off of the moon phases

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Decade

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A period of ten years

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Century

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A period of one hundred years

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Era

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A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic

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Millennium

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A period of 1000 years

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Fief

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An estate of land, especially one held on the condition of the feudal service

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Vassal

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A holder of land by a feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance

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Homage

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A significant honour or respect to be shown publicly

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Burghers

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A citizen of a town or city, typically from
a wealthy middle class family
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What year did mount Vesuvius erupt?

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79 AD

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Compare the world view of Darfur’s to Canada’s

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They are very different

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Who were the Frank’s

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The Franks were a Germanic tribe that conquered Gaul in the 6th century and maintained power of much of Western Europe for centuries after

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Who was Charlemagne?

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King Charles the Great was the King of the Franks during the 8th century. He expanded his territory in every direction, even conquering Rome

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Who were the Anglo-Saxons?

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The Anglo-Saxons were a Germanic tribe that settled in Modern Day Britain in the 5th century

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Who were the Vikings?

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Vikings were people from Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Many spent their lives at war with other communities and stealing treasure while others established farming communities in conquered lands

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When did medieval times occur?

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500 AD to 1500 AD

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What is another term for Medieval times?

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The Middle Ages, which is the Latin meaning for Medieval.

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Name 5 people from the Renaissance and how they shaped our current world

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…

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What are the seven elements of worldview

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Geography 
Time 
Society 
Beliefs 
Values 
Economy 
Knowledge
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What were the priests jobs during the Renaissance?

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Baptized and confirmed children 
Conducted Marriages 
Blessed Crops 
Held mass on Sunday's and Holidays 
Gave funerals and buried dead
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Jobs of the Lord

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Supervised many operations of the manor
Found places for a surplus of food
Organizing the construction of bridges, roads canals, etc.
Judge of the village

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Gregorian Calendar

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The calendar introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, as a modification of the Julian calendar

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Tithe

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A percentage of a persons earnings that are given to the church

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Manor

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A large country house with lands; the principle house of a landed estate

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Chivalry

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The system that knights live by;they live by a religious, moral and social code

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Jobs of the Knights during the Renaissance

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Protect the weak, poor and children

Were instructed to live by the code of chivalry

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