Module 1 Uncovering the Past (Lessons 1,2,3,4)

The study of the past

• culture

• archaeology

• history

• artifact

The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people

• history

• culture

• fossil

• artifacts

The study of the past based on what people left behind

• archaeology

• secondary source

• primary source

• history

A part or imprint of something that was once alive

• artifact

• archaeology

• culture

• fossil

Objects created by and used by humans

• history

• fossil

• culture

• artifacts

An account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event.

• primary source

• second-hand information

• secondary source

• first-hand information

Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event.

• primary source

• second-hand information

• secondary source

• first-hand information

Ideas that people hold dear and try to live by.

• culture

• values

• history

• artifacts

The study of the science and history of the earth

• history

• archaeology

• culture

• geology

A representation of a time period

• opinion

• map

• timeline

• scale