History and geography vocab quiz

History

the study of the past.

Prehistoric

the time before writing

Historians

people that study history

Culture

the knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people

Values

ideas that people hold dear and try to live by.

Archeology

the study of the past based on what people left behind

Fossils

a part or imprint of something that was once alive.

Artifact

object created by and used by humans.

Primary source

an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event.

Secondary source

an account of an event created by someone who didn’t took part in or didn’t witnessed the event.

Circa

a word used to show that historians are not sure of an exact date; it means 'about'.

BC

a term used to identify dates that occurred long ago, before the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity. It means 'before Christ'.

AD

a term that identifies dates after the birth of Jesus. It is a Latin phrase that means 'in the year of our Lord' - Anno Domini.

BCE

another way to refer to BC - it stands for 'before the common era'.

CE

another way to refer to AD dates - it stands for 'common era'.

Landforms

the natural features of the land's surface.

Geography

is the study of earth's physical and cultural features.

Climate

the pattern of weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.

Environment

includes all the living and nonliving things that affect life in an area.

Region

is an area with one or more features that make it different from surrounding areas.

Resources

materials found in the earth that people need and value

Monogamous

marriage to one person at a time.

Polyamorous

marriage to more than one person at a time.

Nomadic

someone who lives by traveling from place to place.

Agrarian

people who live by cultivating the land.