INTRODUCTION TO WORLD HISTORY
HISTORY
DEFINITION The story of what has happened in the past
SENTENCE People who study history, or what has happened in the past, are called historians.
PREHISTORY
DEFINITION The period before events were recorded in writing
SENTENCE The iceman is prehistoric; he lived before writing was developed.
B.C.E. (Before Common Era)
B.C.E.
DEFINITION Before Common Era Before the birth of Jesus When looking at the timeline of world history, the zero represents the year Jesus was born B.C.E. is the time period before the 0
SENTENCE King Tut was born in 1341 B.C.E. and died in 1323 B.C.E.
C.E. (Common Era)
C.E.
DEFINITION Common Era After the birth of Jesus C.E. refers to time period after the 0
SENTENCE Right now our year is 2015 C.E.
ARCHAEOLOGY
DEFINITION The study of the remains of past cultures
SENTENCE In the science of archaeology, archaeologists dig up, or excavate, historical sites.
ARTIFACT
DEFINITION An object made by someone in the past
SENTENCE The old black and white TV was definitely an artifact from another time.
CULTURE
DEFINITION A particular set of attitudes that characterizes a specific group.
SENTENCE Mummification was very was very important in the culture of the ancient Egyptians.
ORAL TRADITION
DEFINITION The passing on of history, beliefs, or customs by word of mouth
SENTENCE The telling of stories about a peoples ’ history, beliefs or customs by word of mouth from generation to generation is oral tradition.
PRIMARY SOURCE
DEFINITION Primary sources are materials that were made during the time under study
SENTENCE King tut ’ s mummy is a primary source; it was created during ancient times.
SECONDARY SOURCE
DEFINITION Secondary sources are records of the past based on studies of primary sources
SENTENCE The social studies textbook is a secondary source.
HOMINID
DEFINITION Any erect bipedal primate mammal including humans, gorillas, chimpanzee, and orangutan
SENTENCE The oldest hominid fossils have been discovered in Africa in the last 15 years.