A line marked off with a series of events and dates
What is a timeline?
A soldiers note to his girlfriend in the Vietnam War
What is a Primary Source?
The Scientific Study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence
What is Archaeology?
What part of a map shows you directions?
What is a Compass Rose?
A length of time singled out because of a specific event or development that happened
What is a period?
An object that is made by humans, such as a tool or weapon
What is an artifact?
The study of humankind in all aspects, especially culture and development
Who is an Anthropologist?
What part of a map uses colors or symbols to identify information?
What is a key?
The time before the writing
When is Prehistory?
Information that comes directly from a person who was experienced an event
What is a Primary Source?
A communities cultural and historical background, passed down through stories and songs
What is Oral Tradition?
What element of a historical map is most likely to tell you what period of time the map shows?
What is the Title?
People who study events in the past
Who is a Historian?
A Newspaper article that talks about the 10 year anniversary of 9/11
What is a secondary source?
Grandpa Douglass telling you a bedtime story about his childhood is an example of
What is Oral Tradition?
What type of information can be shown best on a historical map?
What is Migration?
List of events organized in the order in which they occurred
What is Chronology
What should historians check for while evaluating a source?
What is a bias
Archaeology and other historical sources offer clues to what life was like in the _________
When is the Distant Past?
What type of information do historical maps offer?
What is Visual?