Historian's Toolkit

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A large division of time, also known as periods.

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era

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The study of the past by looking at what people left behind.

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Archaeology

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The study of fossils to learn what the world was like long ago.

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Paleontology

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The study of human culture and how it develops over time.

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Anthropology

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The remains of plant and animal life that have been preserved from an earlier time.

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fossils

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An object made by people.

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artifacts

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A ____ ____ is a diagram that shows the order of events within a period of time.

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time line

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The order of dates in which events happened.

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chronology

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Also known as a "half sphere" when referring to one-half of the globe when divided into North and South or East and West.

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hemisphere

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Imaginary lines that circle the earth from the north pole to the south pole

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longitude