Chapter 1 Review What is history?

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Main job of a historian?

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Examine causes and effects of past events.

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Importance of learning about the past

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Helps us understand and make decisions about the future.

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A.D. in the Gregorian calendar stands for?

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Anno Domini

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Primary source?

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A firsthand piece of evidence created by someone who saw or experienced an event.

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What is a bias?

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An unreasoned, emotional judgment about people and events.

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Historians use to understand past events:

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Both primary and secondary sources

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What is an era?

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A period of years with similar characteristics.

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What is a secondary source?

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A piece of evidence created after an event by someone not part of the event.

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B.C. in the Gregorian calendar?

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Before Christ

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Statement of fact?

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Proven by evidence.