History Chapter 1 Vocab

Era

A long division of time

Archaeology

The study of objects to learn about past human life

Paleontology

The study of fossils

Fossil

Plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time

Anthropology

The study of human culture and how it develops over time

Species

A class of individuals with similar physical characteristics

Evidence

Something that shows proof that something is true

Primary Source

First-hand evidence of an event in history

Secondary Source

A document or written work created after an event

Point of View

A personal attitude about people or life

Bias

And unreasoned emotional judgment about people and events

Conclusion

A decision reached after examining evidence

Scholarly

Concerned with academic learning or research

URL

Abbreviation for uniform resource locator; the address of an online resource

.gov

the ending of a URL for a government Web site

.edu

the ending of a URL for a Web site for an educational institution

.org

the ending of a URL for an organization

plagiarize

To present someone's work as your own without giving that person credit