Intro to World History

The story of the what has happened in the past

• History

• prehistory

• archaeology

• artifact

The period before events were recorded in writing

• history

• prehistory

• archaeology

• artifcat

Before the birth of Jesus; The time period before 0

• BCE

• CE

Refers to the time period after the zero; After the birth of Jesus

• BCE

• CE

The study of the past remains of past cultures

• archaeology

• history

• artifacts

• primary sources

An object made by someone in the past

• history

• artifact

• oral tradition

• secondary source

The beliefs, way of life, art, and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a particular society

• BCE

• primary source

• artifact

• culture

The passing on of history, beliefs, or customs by mouth

• Oral Tradition

• Primary Source

• hominid

• prehistory

An early ancestor of humans

• artifact

• fossils

• hominid

• oral tradition

Materials that were made during the time under study

• Primary Source

• Secondary Sources

• Fossils

• culture