Uncovering The Past Flashcards
History
The study of the past
Civilization (P.E.R.S.I.A)
A large group of people with highly developed systems including:
Political Economic Religious Social Intellectual Artistic
Culture
The knowledge, beliefs, and customs of a group of people
part of civilizations
Secondary Source
Information gathered by someone who did NOT take part in or witness the event
(textbook, encyclopedia)
Primary Source
An account of an event created by someone who took part in our witness the event
(Treaties, letters, laws, diaries)
Fossil
A part or imprint of something that was once alive
Bones of footprints
Feature
Distinct arms or signs showing how humans used or changed the environment
(Dug a pit, made fire)
Artifact
Objects created and used by humans
Archeology
The study of the past based in what people left behind
Jewelry, dishes, or weapons