What is History?

Source

Where information comes from

Archaeologist

Person who digs up old objects from the ground to learn about the past.

Primary Source

Information or object created AT the time in history you're studying.

Secondary Source

Information or object created AFTER the time in history you're studying

Chronology

Put events in order from start to finish.

Decade

10 years

Century

100 years

Millenia

1000 years

A.D.

Anno Domini, 'in the year of our Lord'. Dated from the year Jesus was born

B.C.

'Before Christ'. Counting backward from the date Jesus was born.

Artifact

Ancient object found buried in the ground.

Geophysics

Method used by archaeologists to look under the ground without digging.

excavation/dig

When archaeologists dig up the ground looking for artifacts.

Carbon Dating

Method by which archaeologists date objects based on how much Carbon 14 remains within it.

C.E.

Common Era. Equivalent to A.D.

B.C.E.

Before Common Era. Equivalent to B.C.

Culture

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

Correlation

a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things