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Measuring Time
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2. Vocabulary Timeline Chronology Period Prehistory Archaeology
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Vocabulary
Timeline
Chronology
Period
Prehistory
Archaeology
Anthropology
Bias
Primary source
Secondary source
Artifact
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Using Timelines
Historians use timelines as a way of placing events in order in which they occurred.
Timelines can cover a day, year, decade (10yrs), century (100yrs), millennium (1000yrs) or longer.
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4. Organizing Time
History is usually split between prehistory and history
Prehistory- before writing
History- written history about 5,200 yrs ago

5. Organizing History History is organized by using key events
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Organizing History
History is organized by using key events
Ex: Most history is organized or based on the believe of when Jesus was born
BC- Before Christ or BCE (Before Common Era)
AD- Anno Domini or CE (Common Era)
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6. Organizing Time
Other religions and societies also organize their time and history according to their believes. This is usually done by using calendars
Jewish, Islam, Mayans, Aztecs, etc.

7. Organizing Time
Most of the world uses the Gregorian calendar which is days a yr. This calendar is based on how long it takes earth to travel around the sun.

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Historic Sources
There are 2 main types of sources (Primary and Secondary)
Primary Sources- information directly from someone who experience the event
Secondary Sources- information that describes a event but not from someone who actually experience the event.
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Sources
Ex of primary sources are letters, diaries, speeches, photos, artifacts, etc.
Ex of secondary sources are books, biography, textbooks, encyclopedias, etc.
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10. Questions to evaluate sources
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Questions to evaluate sources
Who created the source material?
Does the material seem to be bias?
Is material a fact or opinion?
Fact- something that can be proven
Opinion- someone’s personal belief
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11. Archaeology & Anthropology
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Archaeology & Anthropology
Archaeology is a science used to uncover hidden history
Usually searches for artifacts (tools, weapons, remains, pottery, etc.)
Explores places where people have lived and worked
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12. Archaeology & Anthropology
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Archaeology & Anthropology
Anthropology is a science that studies all aspects of humans
Looks at how humans develop physically and through their culture
Also uses Oral tradition which is the cultural and historical background passed down through songs and stories.
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