Studying the Past
Firsthand evidence or records created during the exact time period being studied, such as diaries, letters, or original photos.
What is a Primary Source?
The shared beliefs, customs, arts, traditions, and way of life of a group of people.
What is Culture?
An area or territory controlled by a distant country and settled by its people.
What is a Colony?
Information created later by someone who did not experience the event firsthand, such as history textbooks or biographies.
What is a Secondary Source?
The study of the Earth's physical features, weather, and how humans interact with their environment.
What is Geography?
The process of establishing settlements and taking political control over another land and its people.
What is Colonization?
An object made or used by humans long ago, such as tools, pottery, or weapons.
What is an Artifact?
An official, organized society with set laws, cities, and complex social systems
What is a Civilization?
A written system of fundamental principles and laws that states how a nation or state is governed.
What is a Constitution?
The study of past human life by excavating and analyzing artifacts and remains.
What is Archaeology?
Trading goods or services directly for other goods or services without using money.
What is Barter?
A major, fundamental change in government or society, often involving the overthrow of a ruler or system.
What is a Revolution?
A system for organizing and ordering time, usually divided into years, centuries, and eras.
What is Chronology?
The movement of people or groups from one region or place to settle in another.
What is migration?
The middle class in a society, historically including merchants, shopkeepers, and professionals.
What is the Bourgeoisie?