General Vocabulary Flashcards
History
Begins with the invention of writing~5,500 years ago
Longitude
Imaginary lines that run from North to South BUT measure East → West
Place
Characteristics/features that distinguish one place on Earth from another.
Primary Source
A document or object that was created by someone who witnessed or lived through a historical event first-hand.
Artifact
Things left behind that people created, modified, or used with their own hands.
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
The final stage of human evolution
Equator
0° Latitude
Absolute Location
A precise spot on Earth.
Anthropology
The scientific investigation of the origin and development of human societies and cultures both in the past and present.
Archaeology
The study of the human past using artifacts left behind that people created, modified, or used with their own hands.
Prehistory
The period of time before written records or human documentation.
Push Factor
Problems in one are PUSH people out
Secondary Source
Documents or objects created after a historical event by someone who did not see it first-hand or was not alive during the time it took place.
Movement
How people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another continuously.
Latitude
Imaginary lines that run from East to West but measure from North → South
