What Does a Historian Do?

a large division of time

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Era that occurred more than 5,500 years ago. Refers to a time before people developed writing.

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Prehistory

In the Gregorian calendar, events are dated either before or after the birth of________________.

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Jesus or "Christ"

Some early calendars developed by the Chinese, Egyptians, and Hebrews, were based on the cycles of the _______________.

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cycles of the moon

The remains of plant and animal life from an earlier time are called ____________________.

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Fossils

an object made by people

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artifact

A firsthand piece of evidence written by someone who was present during the event.

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primary source

a piece of work often written well after the event they report on.

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secondary source

A group of 1000 years is known as a(n):

• century

• era

• decade

• millenium

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What is archaeology?

• study of the past using fossils.

• study of how cultures change over time.

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

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archaeologists study artifacts