Foundations in Social Studies Vocabulary

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The study of past events.

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history

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A person that studies the events of the past.

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historian

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Proof that something happened or is true.

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evidence

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Information from someone who witnessed an event.

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primary sources

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Information from someone who did NOT witness an event.

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secondary sources

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A sequence of events in the order that they happened.

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chronological order

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A diagram listing important events within a particular historical period.

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timeline

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The way someone looks at an issue, an event, or a person.

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point of view

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An event or an action that makes something else happen.

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cause

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An event or an action that is the result of something else happening.

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effect