Unit 1: Thinking like a Historian
Thinking Like An Historian LT & SCs Poster - Google Docs.pdfEssential Vocabulary for this unit
AD/CE - abbreviation for the Latin phrase anno domini (meaning in the year of our Lord) for the period of time after Christ was born, referred to as the “common era” in the modern secular calendar
BC/BCE - abbreviation for the period of time before Christ was born, referred to as “before common era” in the modern secular calendar
Archaeology - the study of the past based on what people left behind
Artifact - objects created and used by humans
Chronology - the arrangement of events or dates in the order they happened
Cultural Institution - organization within a culture that works to preserve it: government, economics, religion, language, education, family, beliefs, etc.
Culture - the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people
Era - a period in history with a distinct feature or characteristic
Fossil - a part or imprint of something that was once alive
History - the study of the past
Primary Source - An account of an event created by someone who took part in it or witnessed the event
Secondary Source - Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event
