culture, and geography vocab

Chronological

A record of events starting with the earliest in following the order in which they occurred

Interval

a time period between events

Geography

study of physical features on earth surface

Artifact

Anything made used or modified by humans and information about life from the past

Primary source

Document or other that was created by someone who witnessed or lived through historical event

Secondary source

Documented or other objects created after an event by someone who did not see it or lived during the time when it occurred

Hemisphere

Half of a sphere specifically, one of the halves to which the Earth is divided

Prime Meridian

The earth’s zero line of longitude

Equator

The Earth zero line of latitude

Culture

The way of life for a group of people, including belief system, common language, and shared ways of things

Cultural diffusion

The spread of ethnic ideas and customs to other areas of the world

Civilization

A human society advanced level of Development, social and political organization and our advanced in the arts and sciences