PreHistory Vocabulary

What does prehistoric mean?

• Before written history

• After written history

• Between times in history

• Before spoken history

Studies the past by digging up and examining objects that people have left behind.

• Archaeologist

• Historian

• Architect

• Geographer

What does BCE mean in relation to history?

• Best Cat Ever

• Before Common Era

• Before Christ Existed

• Bourbon Central Elementary

The distant past, from the earliest humans through the first great civilizations.

• Distant Memory

• A long time ago

• Ancient History

• Yesterday's History

Studies and creates maps of Earth's natural and human-made features.

• Archaeologist

• Historian

• Architect

• Geographer

Objects made or used by people in the past.

• Fossils

• Totems

• Relics

• Artifacts

What does CE stand for in relation to history?

• Cats are Excellent

• Common Era

• Certain Eternity

• Create Everything

What is a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of performed actions in a certain order?

• Tradition

• Ritual

• Celebration

• Dance

Studies written history and records the past.

• Archaeologist

• Historian

• Architect

• Geographer

What does chronological order mean?

• Chronic Disorders

• Events are arranged in the order in which they happened in time

• Backwards order

• Events scattered in time