The study of
the tools and other inventions used to make products, save time, or in some way improve people's lives
technology
a traditional story about the origin and history of a people and their gods, ancestors, and heroes
remains of a plant or animal
fossil
relating to the organization of society, how people interact with each other, or how people express themselves
a record of the past
history
the study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity
geography
the attitudes, beliefs, customs, traditions, art, and achievements of a society that are passed from one generation to another
culture
recorded AT the time of the event
Primary Source
relating to cities or towns;
a group of people living together with a shared way of life
society
the study of the origin, history and structure of the earth, including its rocks, minerals, soils, layers, and other features
geology
the legends, myths, and beliefs that are passed from generation to generation by word of mouth
oral tradition
object made by humans
belonging to the countryside
rural
a complex society with a stable food supply, specialization of labor, system of government, social levels, and a highly developed culture
civilization
the systematic recovery and study of tools, graves, buildings, pottery, and other remains of past human life and culture
archaeology
the spread of ideas, values, and inventions from one culture to another
diffusion
recorded AFTER the time of the event
Secondary Source
relating to the methods, principles and organization of government or the ways in which people rule themselves
political
ideas that are accepted as true or right
beliefs
the study of humans, their origins, physical characteristics, institutions, religious beliefs, social relationships, etc.
anthropology
beliefs about what is important, good, right or desirable
Values
history of humans BEFORE the development of writing
prehistory
relating to the making, selling, and using of goods and services; relating to the ways in which people meet their material needs (food, clothing, shelter, etc.)
economic
all the living and non-living things that make up one's surroundings
environment