Social Studies Lesson 1 Vocabulary

A professional who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

• Geographer

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Public Policy

An item made by humans that is typically of cultural or historical interest

• Primary Source

• Artifact

• Ritual

• Bias

A strong or compelling question designed to lead an investigation

• Supporting Question

• Inquiry

• Secondary Source

• Argument

When a researcher allows their personal opinions to affect their interpretation of data

• Bias

• Public Policy

• Primary Source

• Argument

A profession focused on the study of the earth's physical features, its atmosphere, and human-environment interaction

• Geographer

• Historian

• Archaeologist

• Secondary Source

A question that helps deepen the understanding of a compelling question

• Artifact

• Primary Source

• Supporting Question

• Ritual

A document or physical object which was written or created during the time being studied

• Primary Source

• Public Policy

• Argument

• Secondary Source

A _____________ is a formalized way of doing something

• Argument

• Ritual

• Inquiry

• Bias

A _____________ is a question that frames the purposed of an inquiry or research.

• Supporting Question

• Compelling Question

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

A piece of legislation or actions taken by a government to address public issues

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Public Policy

• Ritual