Measuring Time
People who study events of the past
Historian
information that comes directly from a person who experienced an event
primary source
a community's cultural and historical background, passed down in spoken stories and songs
oral tradition
the mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location
Place
a diagram of a compass showing direction
Compass Rose
a length of time singled out because of a specific event or development that happened during that time
Period
an object made by a human being, such as a tool or a weapon
the study of humankind in all aspects, especially development and culture
Anthropology
a place's exact position on Earth in terms of longitude and latitude
Absolute Location
Scale Bar
a line marked off with a series of events and dates
timeline
information about an event that does not come from a person who experienced that event
secondary source
where can you go visit artifacts today
museums
an area with at least one unifying physical or human feature such as climate, landforms, population, or history
region
shows a larger area than the main map
Locator Map
the time before humans invented writing
Prehistory
an unfair preference for or dislike of something
bias
the scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence
archaeology
how people affect their environment, or their natural surroundings, and how their environment affects them
Human-Environment Interaction
a special-purpose map that provides information about a place at a certain time in history
Historical Map
a list of events in the order in which they occurred
the diary of Anne Frank is what kind of source
primary source
Machu Picchu is ________
an artifact
how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
Movement
explains the symbols and shading on the map
Key