Unit 1 Vocabulary

Scholars who study human society.

• Social Scientist

• Artifact

• Chronology

• Bias

An object made or used by people in the past.

• History

• Point of View

• Artifact

• Secondary Source

A document created based on primary sources and the work of others.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Social Studies

• Map

Materials from the time period being studied. Evidence from a historical event.

• Bias

• Primary Source

• Map

• Timeline

Proof used to support an argument or point-of-view.

• Chronology

• Timeline

• Secondary Source

• Evidence

The political, religious, economic, environmental and cultural conditions that surround an issue.

• Primary Source

• Historical Context

• Social STudies

• Point of View

The study of the physical features of the Earth.

• History

• Geography

• Chronology

• Map

A personal attitude or opinion about a subject.

• Bias

• Point of View

• Primary Source

• History

A school subject that includes topics like history, economics, government, geography, and more.

• Primary Source

• Social Studies

• History

• Geography

A visual representation of a place.

• Geography

• Timeline

• Map

• Bias