W. History partial Flashcards
Are people that study the past
Historians
What is history ?
The study of the past
What is culture ?
Knowledge, beliefs, values, and customs of a group of people.
What is archaeology ?
Study of the past, but based on what people left behind
Are people that study archaeology
Archaeologists
What is a fossil ?
Is a part or imprint of something that was once alive.
What are artifacts ?
Objects created by and used by humans
What are the two historic sources ?
Primary source
Secondary source
Primary source:
ACCOUNT OF AN EVENT, created by someone that took part in or witness the event.
Secondary source:
INFORMATION GATHERED by someone that DOES NOT took part in or witness the event.
What is geography ?
Is the study of the earth’s physical and cultural features
What are the two main branches of geography ?
Physical geography
Human geography
Physical geography:
Study the earth’s land and features.
Human geography:
Study of the people and places where they lived. CULTURE
An area with 1 or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.
Region
What does physical and human geography uses ?
Location and maps
Location:
Exact description of where something is
Maps:
Drawing of an area
What is prehistory ?
Is the time before there was writing.
What is an hominid ?
An early ancestor of humans
What is an ancestor ?
Relative who lived in the past.
What are the types of hominids ?
Australopithecus
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens.
Were the first people. They look like humans because they walked in 2 legs, have small teeth, and small brain
Australopithecus
” handy man “ and have a larger brain.
Homo habilis
” upright man “, because they walked completely like humans, and they knew how to control fire.
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
” wise man “. We are homo sapiens !! :)
What is a tool ?
Handheld object that has been modified to help a person to complete a task.
Paleolithic Era:
First part of the Stone Age
Mesolithic Era
Middle Stone Age
Neolithic Era
New stone age
Agriculture
Farming
Megaliths
Huge stones used as monuments