By Definition
Calendars
By definition 2
History, my dear boy
Name that Time Period
Check the Source Material
Timeline
100
what is the correct word for "about that time"
c. or circa
100
What type of calendar do we use today?
Gregorian Calendar
100
Define history
The study of people and events from the past.
100
the study of the past by looking at the things PEOPLE left behind is called...
Archeology
100
What years are considered ancient history?
C. 3500 BC - c. 500 AD
100
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
Primary- were created by the people who saw or experienced the event.
Secondary: created by people who were not there, after the event.
100
Where did farming happen first? and What did they farm? What year?
Middle East
Wheat
9500 BCE
200
what is the definition, B.C., B.C.E, and C.E.
Before Christ, Before Common Era, Common Era
200
Define calendar
a system of arranging days in order
200
Time before people developed written language is called...
pre-history
200
True or False: Do all historians interpret the same facts the same way?
False- they can interpret the same facts differently and therefore disagree on conclusions.
200
When is Modern History?
C. 1400 AD -Now
200
Do historians use primary or secondary sources?
Secondary
200
How long passed between writing developing in the Middle East and developing in Mayan culture?
3500 BCE + 50 CE= 3550 years
(Add Up when going between BC And AD)
300
What does A.D. stand for?
Anno Domini
300
What groups (3) developed early calendars and what did they base them off of?
Chinese, Egyptians, Hebrews,
cycles of the moon
300
What makes a fossil different than an artifact?
Fossil- remains of plant or animal life from an earlier time.
Artifact: an object that is made by people that was left behind.
300
What is Anthropolgy the study of?
the study of human culture and how it develops over time, as well as how past and present cultures live
300
What years are considered the Middle Ages? or Medieval times?
c. 500 AD- 1400 AD
300
3 examples of primary sources?
Cave paintings
diary
letters
fossils
objects left behind
300
How many years passed between the start of writing in Mexico and the building of the Sun Temple in Mexico?
Going from CE to CE- subtract
100 CE - 50 CE= 50 years
400
How many years are in a decade?
10
400
How does the Gregorian Calendar fix the errors in the Julian calendar?
Counts time before and after the birth of Jesus
400
What is a culture? What makes it up?
People's way of life. Beliefs, values, social classes,art, language, traditions. etc.
400
What type of research must historians use before making conclusions?
primary sources and and facts that are proven, and it should help us not make the same mistakes again.
400
What time period are we living in?
Modern History
400
Is a history textbook a secondary or primary source? Why?
secondary
400
How many years passed between the start of farming in the Middle East and the start of farming in South America?
9500 BCE-6500 BCE= 3000 years
(Same time period so subtract)
500
10 centuries grouped together or 1,000 years is called...
millenium
500
Why did we stop using a Julien Calendar?
It was losing time.
500
Define historian
those who interpret information from primary and secondary sources to draw conclusions based on facts and evidence
500
How is paleontology different than anthropology?
Paleontology is the the study of the past by looking at fossils as opposed to the things people left behind.
500
What is the purpose of a timeline?
to display major events in chronological- time- order
First, second, third...
500
How do historians rule out bias in their work?
Use secondary sources with different points of view and to arrive a broad inclusive picture of the past.
500
When did farming start in South America? What did they farm? 
6500 BCE
Corn
600
How many years is a century?
100
600
When did the Julian calendar start counting? Why was that an issue?
The start of Rome
Nothing before that.
600
What is a conclusion?
a judgement made after looking at clues or evidence.
600
Name the person who studies fossils, and tell me what they might be looking at...
Paleontologist.
Bones, impressions, etc.
600
using the time line... When were sheep domesticated?
11,000 B.C.E
600
what is evidence?
facts, information, or artifacts from an anthropological dig indicating whether a belief is true
600
How does a timeline go- from left to right or right to left?
left to right.
700
How long is an era?
Several centuries
700
What was the Julian Calendar made up of?
12 months, 365 days, a leap day added in February. every 4 years
700
Define Bias
An opinion based on feeling about a topic, but lacks actual evidence
700
Who is studying MAN-MADE objects left behind?
archaeologist.
700
When did writing begin in Sumeria (Middle East)?
3500 BCE
700
What is plagiarism and why is it wrong?
to present someone's work as your own without giving proper credit.
700
What is mom's favorite candy?
3 muskateers or dark chocolate non parcels