Historical Thinking Skills Vocab

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Archaeologist

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Studies human history by examining artifacts and remains

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Artifact

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Object made by humans, often historical

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Bias

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Favoring one side unfairly

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Context

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Background information for understanding

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Continent

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Large land mass, e.g., Africa, Asia

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Credibility

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Quality of being trusted or believed

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Evidence

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Information proving truth or falsehood

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Fact

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Statement proven true or false

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Geographer

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Studies Earth's features and human interaction

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Historian

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Studies and writes about past events