Ancient World Chapter 1 Part 1

A large division or block of time that historians use to label groups of years.

• bias

• era

• conclusion

• period

an object made by people, such as tools, pottery, weapons, and jewelry

• fossils

• primary source

• evidence

• artifact

remains of plants or animals that have been preserved from an earlier time

• evidence

• fossil

• artifact

• secondary source

something that shows proof that something is true, such as material objects or written documents

• era

• primary source

• evidence

• secondary source

firsthand evidence of an event in history; written or created by people who saw or experienced an event.

• secondary source

• artifacts

• evidence

• primary source

a document or written work created after an event; usually contains background information and a broad view of an event.

• primary source

• evidence

• point of view

• secondary source

a personal attitude about people or life contained in a primary source; historians evaluate to determine whether it is trustworthy.

• primary source

• bias

• point of view

• evidence

an unreasoned, emotional judgement about people and events; cannot always be trusted

• judgement

• evidence

• bias

• secondary source

a decision reached after examining evidence; historians draw conclusions based on their review of available information.

• evidence

• conclusion

• answers

• proof

What does a historian do

• examines the causes and effects of past events

• examines the effects and effects of past events

• examines the causes and causes of past events

• studies history