Prehistory Vocab.

Front

An expert studying the past.

Back

historian

Front

Expert studying Earth's characteristics.

Back

geographer

Front

An expert studying the past through artifacts.

Back

archaeologist

Front

Time period before writing:

Back

prehistory

Front

A source not created at the time studied, using contemporary sources as evidence.

Back

secondary source

Front

An object made by humans.

Back

artifact

Front

Document or object created during the studied time.

Back

primary source

Front

A community's cultural and historical background, passed down in stories and songs.

Back

oral history or oral tradition

Front

The _____________ began with the first human-like beings and ended with farming.

Back

Paleolithic Era

Front

PALEOLITHIC ERA is also known as the...

Back

Old Stone Age