Boise
Idaho
State named after a President.
Washington
timelines
A _______________ has information about an event that does NOT come from a person who experienced that event.
secondary source
Prehistory is the time before
People left written records/writing was invented
Lincoln
Nebraska
The smallest state in the U.S.
Rhode Island
Historians use them to put events in a ___________, a list of events in order in which they occurred.
chronology
The study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture.
anthropology
An object made by a human being, such as a tool or weapon.
artifact
Columbus
Ohio
A state that has part of the Rocky Mountains.
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah
The time before humans invented writing and could begin to record events.
prehistory
The scientific study of past cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence.
archaeology
Scientists that search for remains to uncover buried artifacts.
Archaeologists
Agusta
Maine
The state rock below belongs to which state?
(Rose Rock)
Oklahoma
A _________ can be defined by a set of developments that happened during that time.
period
Archaeologists mainly learn about the lives of people in the past by studying what?
Artifacts they made and used.
How do timelines order or show historical events and time periods?
They show in a chronological order (chronology - the order in which it occurred).
St. Paul
Minnesota
The 49th and 50th state of the U.S.
Alaska and Hawaii
primary source
Helps historians identify & evaluate patterns of change.
timelines
This is an arrowhead found in Oklahoma. What is another name of this man made tool that has been found that dates back years and years.
artifact/Native American artifact