Chapter 1 Flashcards
(23 cards)
The study of objects to learn about past human life
Archaeology
A large division of time.
Era
A object made by people
Artifact
The study of fossils
Paleontology
Plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time
Fossil
The study of human culture and how it develops over time
Anthropology
A class of individuals with similar physical characteristics
Species
Essential; necessary
Integral
A group or set of 10 years
Decade
Something that shows proof or an indication that something is true
Evidence
Firsthand evidence of an event in history
Primary source
A document or written work created after an event
Secondary source
A personal attitude about people or life
Point of view
An unreasoned, emotional judgement about people or events
Bias
A decision reached after examining evidence
Conclusion
Concerned with academic learning or research
Scholarly
Something that gives confidence that a person is qualified for a task
Credentials
The address of an online resource
URL
What is the abbreviation of URL
Uniform Resource Locater
To present someone’s work as your own without giving that person credit
Plagairize
The ending of a URL for a government website
.gov
The ending of a URL for a website for an educational institution (s.a.: college; university.)
.edu
The ending of a URL for a nonprofit organization
.org
