Chapter 1 Vocabulary

A large division of time.

• • era

• archeology

• artifacts

• fossils

the study of objects to learn about past human life

• anthropology

• paleontology

• archeology

• species

an object made by people

• paleontology

• anthropology

• eras

• artifacts

the study of fossils

• paleontology

• archeology

• species

• anthropology

plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time

• species

• fossils

• paleontology

• anthropology

the study of human culture and how it develops over time

• species

• archeology

• paleontology

• anthropology

a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics

• population

• fossils

• species

• paleontology

something that shows proof that something is true

• evidence

• data

• species

• sources

firsthand evidence of an event in history

• primary source

• secondary source

a document or written work created after an event

• primary source

• secondary source