Vocabulary
What is the name for a person who studies human history and prehistory.
This person excavated sites and analyzes artifacts.
archaeologist
What is the name for putting events in the order that they happened?
Chronological order
What line is at 0 degrees latitude?
It divides the globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Equator
What does CE stand for?
Common Era
What is something made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or work of art?
artifact
How many years are in a millennium?
1,000 years
What line is at 0 degrees longitude?
It divides the globe into Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
What does BC stand for?
Before Common Era
What is the study of the Earth?
How many years are in a decade?
10 years
Use your quizlet through Ms. Grip's page and find the Atlantic Ocean.
What is a source that is from the time period of study?
Primary Source
What is the name for an expert who studies or writes about events in the past?
historian
How many years are in a century?
100 years
Use your quizlet through Ms. Grip's Schoology page and find South America.
What are recordings or interviews from people who witnessed the past?
Secondary Source
What is a line that shows important events in the past in the order they happen?
timeline
What does AD stand for?
Anno Domini
Use your quizlet through Ms. Grip's Schoology page and find Asia.
Name two reasons why the artifacts of the Moai should be in a museum.
OR
Name two reasons why the artifacts of the Moai should stay on Easter Island.